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Teen Dies Week After Being Shot In Head In Bridgeport Teen Dies Week After Being Shot In Head In Bridgeport
Teen Dies Week After Being Shot In Head In Bridgeport A 17-year-old boy had died days after he was found shot in the head in Connecticut. Romain Sterling of Bridgeport died on Wednesday, April 17, from injuries sustained in the shooting that took place on Wednesday, April 10, along Park Avenue, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. "Romain Sterling's family have been in communication with the Bridgeport Police Department's Detective Bureau," Gilleran said. "This is a great loss to the City of Bridgeport and has impacted the officers who work diligently to protect the lives of all citizens in our community. The Police Department'…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Budget Chief Charged With DUI After Hitting Tree, Failing Sobriety Tests Bridgeport Budget Chief Charged With DUI After Hitting Tree, Failing Sobriety Tests
Bridgeport Budget Chief Charged With DUI After Hitting Tree, Failing Sobriety Tests A city official has been charged with allegedly driving under the influence after hitting a tree in Fairfield County. Bridgeport Budget Chief Nestor Nkwo was arrested around 8 p.m., Friday, March 29, after officers responded to a report of a crash on Park Avenue. According to an arrest report prepared by Bridgeport Police Officer Ryan Wilson, when he first interacted with Nkwo, who serves as the director of Bridgeport's Office of Police and Management, he talked and acted "normally." Wilson wrote that, however, when he got close, he could smell alcohol and that Nkwo could not seem to stay …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1 Bridgeport Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1
Bridgeport Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1 A Fairfield County man has been charged after allegedly attacking and robbing multiple women over four hours. Cecil Mills, age 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 24 after a vehicle pursuit, crash, and foot chase that ended near the intersection of North Avenue and Madison Avenue. According to Det. Detective Jeffrey Holtz of the Bridgeport Police, the victims all report being followed by what turned out to be a stolen Toyota Camry, before being robbed and assaulted.  Mills was charged with sexually assaulting one of the three women he allegedly robbed.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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5 Nabbed In Special Bridgeport Operation To Reduce Crime, One Still On Run, Police Say 5 Nabbed In Special Bridgeport Operation To Reduce Crime, One Still On Run, Police Say
5 Nabbed In Special Bridgeport Operation To Reduce Crime, One Still On Run, Police Say Five Connecticut residents have been charged, and one is on the run in connection with a triple shooting in which more than 40 shots were fired earlier this year. The incident occurred in Fairfield County in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Aug. 22, on Park Avenue. The arrests are part of a month-long investigation named "Operation Take Back Park Avenue," after numerous shootings and one stabbing resulted in two homicides in that same area between May and September of this year, Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Poice said. The area encompasses the Park Avenue corridor between Wood Avenue and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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30 Rounds Fired, 3 Wounded, 1 Critically, In Bridgeport Shooting 30 Rounds Fired, 3 Wounded, 1 Critically, In Bridgeport Shooting
30 Rounds Fired, 3 Wounded, 1 Critically, In Bridgeport Shooting Three people were wounded, one critically during a shooting in Fairfield County on a busy city street. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22 in the 1200 block of Park Avenue. Bridgeport Police officers responded to the area after receiving multiple ShotSpotter notifications and reports of numerous people shot, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.  When officers arrived, they quickly located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim, identified as a 38-year-old Bridgeport woman, appeared to have been shot in the leg. Po…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say
Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say Two drivers in Fairfield County were taken to the hospital after a multi-car crash in which one of the vehicles crashed into a building. The crash took place around 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 6, when police were patrolling in Bridgeport in the area of Park Avenue and Olive Street when they came upon a multiple vehicle crash with one of the vehicles into a building in the 1300 block of Park Avenue. According to Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's director of Emergency Management, officers immediately rendered aid to the drivers of the vehicle as the fire department and ambulances were en route…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver With Multiple Gunshot Wounds Involved In Fairfield County Crash Dies Driver With Multiple Gunshot Wounds Involved In Fairfield County Crash Dies
Driver With Multiple Gunshot Wounds Involved In Fairfield County Crash Dies A Fairfield County man involved in a vehicle crash was found to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and later died. The man, Shamar Swinton, age 39, was discovered after Bridgeport Police responded around 7:41 p.m., Monday, June 14 in the 800 block of State Street for reports of shots fired. When police arrived on the scene, they were updated on a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Park Avenue and State Street, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran.  When officers arrived at the accident scene they found a black Honda Accord involved in a crash and Swinton inside the vehicle with…

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by Kathy Reakes
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10 Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County 10 Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
10 Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County At least 10 people were displaced following a three-alarm fire at a Fairfield County apartment house. The blaze broke out around 6:59 p.m., Monday, April 26, at the apartment house located in the 300 block of Park Avenue in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency for Bridgeport. The bulk of the fire was located on the third floor of the dwelling, Appleby said. As occupants were being evacuated, one person had to be rescued by firefighters through a third-floor window due to heavy flames and smoke. Mutual aid was offered by Fairfield and Stratford fire departments. There was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fleeing Home Depot Shoplifter Hits Three Vehicles, Police Cruiser In Escape, Police Say Fleeing Home Depot Shoplifter Hits Three Vehicles, Police Cruiser In Escape, Police Say
Fleeing Home Depot Shoplifter Hits Three Vehicles, Police Cruiser In Escape, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are searching for a gold Toyota Camry that allegedly hit three cars, and a police vehicle during a pursuit following alleged shoplifting at a Home Depot. The incident began around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, when Fairfield Police received a call from Loss Prevention at Home Depot, 541 Kings Highway Cutoff, reporting a known shoplifter was inside the store concealing items, said Lieutenant Antonio Granata.  Upon police arrival, the suspect, described as a Black male, fled in a gold Toyota Camry, with a Connecticut tag AK97634, Granata said.  The vehicle fle…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officer Loses Control Of Crusier, Causes Chain-Reaction Crash, Police Say Officer Loses Control Of Crusier, Causes Chain-Reaction Crash, Police Say
Officer Loses Control Of Crusier, Causes Chain-Reaction Crash, Police Say A police officer was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after losing control of the vehicle and crashing into several others in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 10:22 p.m. Wednesday when an unidentified Bridgeport Police officer was responding to a service call and lost control of their vehicle and struck a parked vehicle on Park Avenue near Rooster River Boulevard, said Scott Appleby, the city’s director of emergency communications and emergency management. The crash caused a chain reaction sending the vehicle into four other parked vehicles, Appleby said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Killed, Four Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash Woman Killed, Four Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash
Woman Killed, Four Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash A 78-year-old woman was killed, and four others injured, in a two-car crash in Fairfield County, according to authorities. Prospect resident Sydel Kugell was a passenger in a white Lexus being driven by Luis Kugell, 81, at the intersection of Park Avenue and Thorme Street and Park Avenue in Bridgeport shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 when it was struck by a 19-year-old Bridgeport resident, according to Bridgeport Police. Police said that the Lexus was traveling southbound on Park Avenue and was stopped at the traffic light at the intersection.  When the light turned, Kugell…

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by Zak Failla