Teen Killed After Crashing Vehicle Into Guard Rail In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Killed After Crashing Vehicle Into Guard Rail In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Killed After Crashing Vehicle Into Guard Rail In Fairfield County, Police Say A 17-year-old has died after crashing his vehicle into a guard rail and then an abutment in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 12:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 14 in Trumbull. Police responded to the crash on Old Town Road after receiving multiple 911 calls, said Trumbull PD Lt. Brian Weir. When they arrived on the scene, they found the teen, of Bridgeport, and began rendering medical aid to him before he was transported to Bridgeport Hospital where he died, Weir said. An investigation of the crash found the teen’s vehicle had traveled westerly on Old Town Road before it col…
Man Found Shot In Vehicle In Fairfield County Dies From Injuries, Police Say Man Found Shot In Vehicle In Fairfield County Dies From Injuries, Police Say
Man Found Shot In Vehicle In Fairfield County Dies From Injuries, Police Say A Connecticut man who was found shot in a vehicle in Fairfield County has died from his injuries. The 27-year-old New Haven County resident from Ansoniad was found around 11:27 p.m.on Monday, July 12 when Bridgeport Police responded to the area of Gregory Street and Rennel Court on the report of shots fired with a party down.  Upon arrival, officers observed a crowd of citizens surrounding a vehicle parked on Rennell Court with an unresponsive man in the driver’s seat, said Captain Kevin Gilleran. The man was quickly transported to Bridgeport Hospital with a critical gunshot wound. H…
Fairfield County Man Critically Injured After Hit- Run Crash, Police Say Fairfield County Man Critically Injured After Hit- Run Crash, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Critically Injured After Hit- Run Crash, Police Say A man is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a busy Fairfield County roadway. The crash took place around 7:12 p.m., Tuesday, July 6, in the 1150 block of East Main Street in Bridgeport, Sergeant Gabe Meszaros said. During the incident, a pedestrian identified as William Rodriguez Cruz, age 61, of Bridgeport, was crossing the street when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV traveling at a high rate of speed south on East Main Street. The vehicle then continued on East Main Street evading the crash, Meszaros said. The Bridgeport Fire Department and…
Two Shot, One Hit By Car During Memorial Day Block Party In Fairfield County, Police Say Two Shot, One Hit By Car During Memorial Day Block Party In Fairfield County, Police Say
Two Shot, One Hit By Car During Memorial Day Block Party In Fairfield County, Police Say Two people were shot and one was hit by a vehicle during a large Memorial Day block party in Fairfield County. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in Bridgeport on Willow Street near Clermont Avenue where a large block party was taking place around 9:45 p.m., Monday, May 31. When officers arrived on the scene, they spotted a Black man wearing all black clothing with a hoodie displaying a gun who took off running toward Bridgeport Hospital, said Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's Director of Emergency Management. While looking for the man, police called for medical assistance…
Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire
Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire Funeral arrangements have been set for a Connecticut firefighter who died battling a blaze that broke out in a New Haven home last week. A Catholic service for New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 20 in St. Mary Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven. A burial with full departmental honors will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Officials noted that masks will be mandatory while in the church. Torres was survived by his wife, Erica Martinez, son Oliver Torres, and Crew Torres, who is due to be born in August. Torres was born in New Hav…
Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire ID'd; Flags Ordered To Half-Staff Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire ID'd; Flags Ordered To Half-Staff
Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire ID'd; Flags Ordered To Half-Staff Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has directed all United States and state flags lowered to half-staff to honor New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. who died battling a house fire on Wednesday morning. First responders were dispatched to a two-family home on Valley Street at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12, where a two-alarm fire broke out, officials announced. Original story - Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze Firefighters were able to rescue two occupants inside the home, with one woman taken to the hospital for treatment due to smoke in…
Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze
Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze A firefighter was killed and three others injured, one critically, during a house fire in Connecticut.  The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, in New Haven, on Valley Street, officials said. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the firefighter was killed battling the fire, and three others, who had to be rescued, were injured, including one critically. "One firefighter is in the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital," the Mayor said. The other two received minor injuries. A pair of residents were also rescued, but were not injured, Elicker said. This is a developi…
Fairfield County Officers Under Investigation Following 'Violent' Arrest, Police Say Fairfield County Officers Under Investigation Following 'Violent' Arrest, Police Say
Fairfield County Officers Under Investigation Following 'Violent' Arrest, Police Say A police department in Fairfield County is conducting an "active administrative investigation into all actions by the officers" involved in the arrest of a man that circulated on social media. Bridgeport Police said the Sunday, May 2, arrest of Kevin Thomas, age 34, of Bridgeport, is under review after a video surfaced of the arrest in which police had to pepper spray Thomas in order to get him in the police cruiser. The incident began around 8:31 p.m., Sunday, when officers responded to a domestic violence call in the 50th block of Maple Street, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of…
Two Women, Child Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash That Also Injured Fairfield County Woman Two Women, Child Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash That Also Injured Fairfield County Woman
Two Women, Child Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash That Also Injured Fairfield County Woman Speed is believed to be a factor in a two-vehicle head-on crash that killed a toddler and two women on Route 34 in Connecticut. The crash took place around 10 p.m., Wednesday, April 21 on Roosevelt Drive (Route 34) in the area of Argonne Terrace in Seymour, said Seymour Chief of Police Paul Satkowski. Satkowski said when officers arrived on the scene they found a two-vehicle head-on crash with significant front-end damage to both vehicles. The driver of the first vehicle, a woman from the Brookfield area, was extricated by Fire Department personnel and was transported to Bridgeport Hospita…
Family Of Four Struck By Vehicle Crossing Fairfield County Roadway, Police Say Family Of Four Struck By Vehicle Crossing Fairfield County Roadway, Police Say
Family Of Four Struck By Vehicle Crossing Fairfield County Roadway, Police Say Four members of a family were injured when they were hit by a vehicle while crossing a Fairfield County roadway. The incident took place in Fairfield around 1:10 p.m., Thursday, March 18, when police received several 911 calls about a group of pedestrians that were struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Black Rock Turnpike and Stillson Road. Responding officers discovered that five pedestrians were attempting to cross Black Rock Turnpike at the intersection of Stillson Road, Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata said. Four of the pedestrians -- two adults, a 12-year-old and a 4-yea…
ID Released For Man Gunned Down In Fairfield County ID Released For Man Gunned Down In Fairfield County
ID Released For Man Gunned Down In Fairfield County Police have released the identity of Fairfield County man gunned down while standing on a street.  Benjamin Bagley, age 22, of Bridgeport, was killed around 5:24 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, on Union Avenue in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. When Bridgeport officers arrived on the scene they located Bagley suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at 100 Blackstone St., Appleby said. He later died at Bridgeport Hospital.  See Earlier Story: Suspect At Large After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Bridgeport Police are investigating the case and …
Suspect At Large After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Fairfield County Suspect At Large After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Fairfield County
Suspect At Large After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Fairfield County A suspect is at large in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 5:24 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, on Union Avenue in Bridgeport. When Bridgeport officers arrived on the scene they located the Bridgeport man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at 100 Blackstone St., said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Medics were called and, with the assistance of police, quickly transported the victim to Bridgeport Hospital where he later died. "The Bridgeport Police Department offers its sincerest condolences to th…