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Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window
Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window A Fairfield County man was arrested following a standoff with police after he allegedly fired numerous shots from the third-floor window of a multi-family home. The incident began in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Orange Street around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 24. Bridgeport Police responded to a home after receiving calls reporting shots being fired on Orange Street, Capt. Kevin Gilleran said, of the Bridgeport Police. Officers arrived at the scene and reported hearing more gunshots. Police identified a multi-family home on Orange Street from which the shots were being fired, Gilleran said…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Nabbed In Burglary Attempt At Auto Business In Area Teen Nabbed In Burglary Attempt At Auto Business In Area
Teen Nabbed In Burglary Attempt At Auto Business In Area An 18-year-old was arrested after he allegedly attempted to burglarize an area auto business. Police were alerted to the incident in Bridgeport around 3 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 17,  when the owner of King of Kings Auto Sales Repair on Orange Street told police that his phone notified him that three people were on his property where he keeps several vehicles stored outside, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. Officers searched the area, but the three suspects had fled the scene by the time officers arrived on the scene.  A search of the area did turn up batteries,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released After Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport IDs Released After Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport
IDs Released After Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport The convicted felons who tried to escape police custody then crashed their car before getting caught with alleged drugs and guns have been identified. Bridgeport Police Department narcotics detectives and state and federal officers conducted an operation in the east end of Bridgeport Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 1:30 p.m. that reportedly resulted in the seizure of two firearms in the possession of the two men, along with a quantity of crack cocaine, said police. Christopher Carter, 30 and Latrell Moore, 29 were caught after a brief motor vehicle pursuit that ended with the vehicle driver crashing …

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by Donna Christopher
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Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport
Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport Law enforcement officials took guns and drugs from a pair of convicted felons, according to the Bridgeport Police. Bridgeport Police Department narcotics detectives and state and federal officers conducted an operation in the east end of Bridgeport Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 1:30 p.m. that reportedly resulted in the seizure of two firearms in the possession of convicted felons, along with a quantity of crack cocaine, said police. Both men were caught after a brief motor vehicle pursuit that ended with the vehicle driver crashing into a wall at the intersection of Hollister Avenue and Orange Stre…

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by Donna Christopher
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Drive-by Shooting Near Senior Center Reported In Bridgeport Drive-by Shooting Near Senior Center Reported In Bridgeport
Drive-by Shooting Near Senior Center Reported In Bridgeport Shots rang out on a Bridgeport street during a drive-by shooting on Friday afternoon, according to a ctpost.com report. Police were dispatched to the intersection of Orange Street and Union Avenue on Friday near an I-95 underpass. The report states that this is not the first drive-by shooting in the area in recent years. No injuries have been reported. 

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by Zak Failla