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27-Year-Old Fairfield County Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted 27-Year-Old Fairfield County Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted
27-Year-Old Fairfield County Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Police are searching for a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old Fairfield County mother who was found lying dead on a street. Related: Man Wanted In Murder Of Bridgeport Mother Found Dead In Stratford The incident occurred in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Seaview Avenue at 8:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police officers responded to a shots fired report and found the woman lying in the street on Central Avenue just south of the intersection with Seaview Avenue. Medics quickly arrived and confirm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old In Bridgeport Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old In Bridgeport
Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old In Bridgeport A 40-year-old man found hiding in the rear yard of a Fairfield County home with multiple gunshot wounds is in critical condition after the shooter called 911 to report the incident. The shooting took place in Bridgeport around 10:20 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in the 1800 block of Seaview Avenue, near Bridgeport Hospital. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, the department received multiple 911 calls, including one from a 54-year-old Trumbull man who said he had shot the wounded man. The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital, where he is listed in criti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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23-Year-Old Woman Dead, 4 Injured In Bridgeport Crash 23-Year-Old Woman Dead, 4 Injured In Bridgeport Crash
23-Year-Old Woman Dead, 4 Injured In Bridgeport Crash A woman was killed and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County. The collision occurred in Bridgeport around 10 p.m., Sunday, March 10 at the intersection of Seaview and Stratford avenues. According to Bridgeport Police Sgt. Darryl Wilson., responding officers found a black 2017 Ford Focus with an unresponsive driver and three passengers who were removed from the vehicle and transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Medical Center.  In the second vehicle, a blue 2008 Audi A4, an unresponsive woman was transported to the same hospi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Abducted By Ex-Boyfriend, Takes Cops On Pursuit, Bridgeport Police Say Woman Abducted By Ex-Boyfriend, Takes Cops On Pursuit, Bridgeport Police Say
Woman Abducted By Ex-Boyfriend, Takes Cops On Pursuit, Bridgeport Police Say A man is under police guard at a hospital after he allegedly carjacked and abducted a former girlfriend in Fairfield County. The incident took around 1;10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 on the property of A.M.R. American Medical Response located at 335 Connecticut Ave., in Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.  Gilleran said the victim, a 22-year-old Bridgeport woman, and the suspect, New Haven County resident Bradley Doyle, age 22, of Milford, are both A.M.R. employees and were previously involved in a short dating type relationship earlier this year. During the ab…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Duo Nabbed With Ghost Guns After Lengthy Stolen Vehicle Pursuit In Fairfield County Teen Duo Nabbed With Ghost Guns After Lengthy Stolen Vehicle Pursuit In Fairfield County
Teen Duo Nabbed With Ghost Guns After Lengthy Stolen Vehicle Pursuit In Fairfield County Two teens were allegedly nabbed with "ghost guns" and drugs following a lengthy police pursuit in Fairfield County in a stolen vehicle. The incident took place in Fairfield around 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 2 on the Black Rock Turnpike. The chase began when Fairfield officers were conducting a patrol in an unmarked vehicle when they spotted a black Honda Civic traveling south on Black Rock Turnpike, said Chief Robert Kalamaras, of the Fairfield Police The officers discovered that the vehicle had recently been reported stolen out of New Haven following a reported violent carjacking, the chi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Shot, Killed Looking Through Window Of Fairfield County Home After Hearing Noise Man Shot, Killed Looking Through Window Of Fairfield County Home After Hearing Noise
Man Shot, Killed Looking Through Window Of Fairfield County Home After Hearing Noise Police in Fairfield County are investigating a homicide in which a man was fatally shot while looking out the window of his home in response to a noise.  The incident took place around 2 a.m., Saturday, March 13, in the 2100 block of Seaview Avenue in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. According to Appleby, police responded after receiving a 911 call that a man had been shot. When officers arrived on the scene of the multi-family home, they found the victim in the front stairwell.  The victim, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Shot In Bridgeport Within Minutes Of Each Other Two Shot In Bridgeport Within Minutes Of Each Other
Two Shot In Bridgeport Within Minutes Of Each Other Police are investigating after two people were shot in different locations in Bridgeport. The first incident took place around 7:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, on Seaview Avenue that was picked up by the Bridgeport Police Department's Shot Spotter system, according to Scott Appleby, the city’s director of emergency management. Just minutes later, the system reported a shooting at the PT Barnum Apartments housing complex, Appleby said.   At the same time, Bridgeport Hospital alerted police that a victim had just arrived at their ER.  A few minutes later another victim of a g…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stolen Vehicle Driver Slams Into Bridgeport Police Crusier During Pursuit Stolen Vehicle Driver Slams Into Bridgeport Police Crusier During Pursuit
Stolen Vehicle Driver Slams Into Bridgeport Police Crusier During Pursuit A suspect slammed into a Bridgeport Police vehicle during a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect fleeing on foot and being caught a short time later. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26 when officers were attempting to make a motor vehicle stop of a black Jeep Grand Cherokee in the area of Boston Avenue, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Office of Emergency Management.  During the attempted stop, the vehicle sped off and a pursuit ensued and ended when the Cherokee that was reported stolen, struck one of the department's vehicles and fl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: CT Food Bank Giving Out Enough Food For 50,000 Meals In Bridgeport COVID-19: CT Food Bank Giving Out Enough Food For 50,000 Meals In Bridgeport
Covid-19: CT Food Bank Giving Out Enough Food For 50,000 Meals In Bridgeport For those in need of food during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Connecticut Food Bank is there to help. The bank, which works year-round to alleviate hunger for people in need, is in Fairfield County at the Bass Pro Shop in Bridgeport on Thursday, May 7, according to Mayor Joe Ganim. The bank will provide at least 32 tons of food, which equals enough for 50,000 meals, during the drive-through event that runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until the food is gone at the store at 1 Bass Pro Drive. To help control the expected crowds, Bridgeport police will be direct traffic off I-…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Family Of Missing Fairfield County Teen Fears For Her Safety Family Of Missing Fairfield County Teen Fears For Her Safety
Family Of Missing Fairfield County Teen Fears For Her Safety The Bridgeport Police Department has released a Silver Alert for an endangered runaway teenager. The alert was issued for 16-year-old Stephanie Casiano, of Sixth Street, who was last seen leaving Harding High School at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12. According to police, at the time she was last seen, Casiano was in the company of a male teenager. They were tracked by surveillance video to Seaview Avenue and Ogden Street before investigators lost track of her. Police said that at the time of her disappearance, Casiano was wearing a pink hoodie and pink leggings with a teal ba…

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by Zak Failla
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Services Set For Bethel Woman Found Murdered In Bridgeport Services Set For Bethel Woman Found Murdered In Bridgeport
Services Set For Bethel Woman Found Murdered In Bridgeport As police continue to intensify their search for the killer of a popular Bethel woman, the family has announced funeral service arrangements.Services for 25-year-old Emily Todd of Bethel, who was found fatally shot on Seaview Avenue/ Newfield Avenue adjacent to the boat launch ramp on Sunday,  will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Bethel Funeral Home and a celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel United Methodist Church, 141 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. A reception will follow downstairs. Since Todd was found dead, friends and family members have taken to so…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bethel Resident ID'd As Woman Found Shot, Killed On Shore In Bridgeport Bethel Resident ID'd As Woman Found Shot, Killed On Shore In Bridgeport
Bethel Resident ID'd As Woman Found Shot, Killed On Shore In Bridgeport A 25-year-old woman who was found shot in the head on the shore of Bridgeport has been identified. Emily Todd of Bethel was fatally shot on Seaview Avenue/ Newfield Avenue adjacent to the boat launch ramp on Sunday, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Todd sustained a single gunshot wound to the back of the head/neck area and died on the scene, he said. Detectives believe that Todd was in the company of a male whom she recently met.  "We are pursuing substantial leads in the case and continue to examine evidence collected through the day yesterday …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Fatally Shot On Shore In Bridgeport Woman Found Fatally Shot On Shore In Bridgeport
Woman Found Fatally Shot On Shore In Bridgeport The body of a person who was shot and killed was found on the shore in Bridgeport on Sunday and police are asking the public's help in identifying her. The woman's body was located near the launch ramp at Seaview Avenue and Newfield Avenue, officials said. The 10th homicide victim of the year in the city is described as being white, between 25 and 40 years of age, heavy set, wearing a blonde, braided wig with a scarf attached and with multiple tattoos and body piercings. She was wearing blue jeans, a brown sweater and short, black shoes. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bridgep…

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by Daily Voice
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Bridgeport Teen Busted With Half-Pound Of Heroin Bridgeport Teen Busted With Half-Pound Of Heroin
Bridgeport Teen Busted With Half-Pound Of Heroin A Bridgeport teen who claimed police brutality following a motor vehicle crash last year was busted by state police with almost a half pound of heroin. Aaron Kearney, 18, of Huntington Road, was arrested Wednesday on various narcotics offenses and the risk of injury to a child during a raid of his home following an investigation by members of the State Police Narcotics Task Force’s southwest office. During the search, detectives located almost a half a pound of heroin packaged for sale in 782 bags, 22.5 grams of marijuana, $8,000 in cash, and a stolen .45 caliber handgun with ammunition, ac…

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by Kathy Reakes