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Fatal Crash: Bridgeport Man Pulled From Underneath SUV Fatal Crash: Bridgeport Man Pulled From Underneath SUV
Fatal Crash: Bridgeport Man Pulled From Underneath SUV A 41-year-old Fairfield County resident was killed during a crash with an SUV at a busy intersection. The incident occurred in Bridgeport around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Colorado Avenue. According to Capt. Lonnie Blackwell, of the Bridgeport Police, the victim was driving a 2005 Suzuki 1000 motorcycle when he crashed with a 2022 Toyota Rav 4.  The driver of the motorcycle was pulled from underneath the Toyota RAV4 by emergency responders and was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital for treatment.  The operator of the RAV4 was ident…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead 12 Hours After Police Respond To Report Of Shots Fired, Bridgeport Police Say Man Found Dead 12 Hours After Police Respond To Report Of Shots Fired, Bridgeport Police Say
Man Found Dead 12 Hours After Police Respond To Report Of Shots Fired, Bridgeport Police Say A Bridgeport man was found shot dead almost 12 hours after police responded to the area on a notification of shots fired. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 26 in the 100 block of Denver Avenue. According to Captain Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, officers responded to the area on Wednesday after receiving a ShotSpotter notification. Once on the scene, officers collected several items of evidence, conducted interviews, canvassed the area, and documented their investigation, Gilleran said. But no one injured by gunfire was found.  On Thur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say 1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say
1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say A report of shots fired in Fairfield County led to the discovery of one person shot to death and two others with gunshot wounds. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 1:40 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 near the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Broad Street. Bridgeport police and AMR medics responded to the scene where they found 29-year-old Dominique Jones, of Bridgeport, who appeared to have been shot to death, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. Jones was found in a parking lot located at the northeast corner of the intersection, he added. A 27-year-old Bridgeport ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Them? Police Asking For Help Identifying Suspects In Double Fairfield County Shooting Know Them? Police Asking For Help Identifying Suspects In Double Fairfield County Shooting
Know Them? Police Asking For Help Identifying Suspects In Double Fairfield County Shooting Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying suspects in a shooting by a gang on scooters and motorcycles that left one dead and another injured. The incident took place on Sunday, July 10 in Bridgeport at the Atlas Gas Station located on Fairfield Avenue. When Bridgeport police responded to the scene for a report of shots fired, officers located two victims; each suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Officers and medics began life-saving procedures and quickly transported both victims to area hospitals.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Nabbed For Violent Carjacking Of Taxi Driver In Fairfield County Woman Nabbed For Violent Carjacking Of Taxi Driver In Fairfield County
Woman Nabbed For Violent Carjacking Of Taxi Driver In Fairfield County An 18-year-old Fairfield County woman has been charged in connection with the violent carjacking of a taxi driver. Ashley Reyes, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, March 31, following a months-long investigation into a violent carjacking that sent a 42 year-old Danbury taxi driver to the hospital last September. Reyes was taken into custody at her place of employment in Stratford, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. She was the fifth and final arrest made involving the case, Gilleran said.  Three of the others previously arrested were juveniles. The incident t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Using Pepper Spray Inside Fairfield County Business Man Accused Of Using Pepper Spray Inside Fairfield County Business
Man Accused Of Using Pepper Spray Inside Fairfield County Business A man was charged with assault for allegedly using pepper spray on employees inside a Fairfield County business, sending one to the hospital. Freddie Trowell, age 29, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 23, after police responded to a business on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, according to authorities. Trowell allegedly entered the unidentified business and sprayed a substance, and ran out,  said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of Emergency Management. When officers arrived they found several employees outside with blood-stained eyes and mucus discharged from their nos…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Injured During Carjacking In Fairfield County, Police Say Person Injured During Carjacking In Fairfield County, Police Say
Person Injured During Carjacking In Fairfield County, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating a carjacking that left one person injured. It happened around 8:35 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Bridgeport. A Bridgeport police officer was on his way to a vehicle crash when he was flagged down by a citizen at Fairfield Avenue and Norman Street reporting an assault, said Scott Appleby, director of the city's emergency management. The victim sustained an injury to the eye that was somewhat significant prompting officers to request medics on a priority.  It was discovered shortly after that this incident was, in fact, a carjacking, Ap…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, After Fleeing From Officers, Police Say Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, After Fleeing From Officers, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, After Fleeing From Officers, Police Say A man was arrested after allegedly refusing to stop for police and crashing into several vehicles in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 6:38 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, while Bridgeport Police officers were patrolling the PT Barnum Apartment Complex when an officer spotted a vehicle that was driving suspiciously and roll through a stop sign, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management. While initiating a traffic stop at the intersection of Wordin Avenue and Fairfield Avenue, the vehicle proceeded to speed away from the officer eastbound on Fa…

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by Kathy Reakes