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CRIME & SAFETY
Bridgeport ‘O.N.E.’ gang member sentenced to 9 years
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A member of the “O.N.E.” gang in Bridgeport was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug and firearm possession. Michael “Mikey RTN” Lockhart, of Bridgeport, had been detained since 2021. After searching his Roberts Street residence, police found large bags of marijuana, items used to package narcotics such as fentanyl […]
Bridgeport teen sentences to 34 years in prison for 2021 shooting
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — On Monday, Bridgeport Judicial District State’s Attorney Joseph T. Corradino announced that 19-year-old Syshone Joyner, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 34 years behind bars for his role in a 2021 fatal shooting. According to a release, a jury on April 12 found Joyner guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and […]
Alert: Tree topples onto Easton Road, hitting car, disrupting power
WESTPORT — A car was struck by a large tree that toppled across Easton Road, near North Avenue, on Monday morning. A black sedan was hit by branches of the tree as it fell, and swerved off the roadway into a stone wall, police said. No serious injuries were reported. The vehicle does not appear to have been severely damaged in photos posted on the Fire Department’s Facebook page.
Trio On Run After Robbing CT Shop At Gunpoint: Police
Police in Connecticut are on the hunt for three men who allegedly robbed a smoke shop at gunpoint, making off with cash and goods.The incident occurred in New Haven County around 7 p.m., Saturday, June 29, at Moe's Smoke Shop at 213 Pershing Drive in Ansonia.According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of …
Angry Trio Assaults Bouncers In Separate Incidents At Milford Restaurant, Police Say
The alleged attacks happened in New Haven County, at Stonebridge Restaurant on Daniel Street. Milford Police said they were first called at around 11 p.m. Friday, June 28, when off-duty officers working a private detail witnessed 19-year-old Gisell Materan, of New Haven, throwing up inside the restaurant. When bouncers attempted...
1 injured after Bridgeport apartment fire
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — One person was injured after an apartment fire Monday morning, according to Bridgeport fire officials. Fire officials said crews were dispatched to the 1300 block of Stratford Avenue around 3:30 a.m., where the second floor of a commercial and residential building was on fire. The building has commercial businesses on the […]
Stolen Vehicle’ License Plate Reader Hit Leads to MV Charges for Man, 28
Police last week arrested a 28-year-old Bridgeport man and charged him with multiple motor vehicle-related offenses after receiving a “stolen vehicle notification hit” from a license plate reader. Authorities made the discovery in the area of South Avenue and Gerdes Road at about 8:16 p.m. on June 27....
Masked Teen Fired Gun At Occupied Home In Easton: Investigators
A gunman fired multiple rounds into a home in Easton on Monday afternoon, July 1, according to city police. The shooting happened on the 100 block of South 12th Street around 1:30 p.m., authorities said in a release. There were people inside the home during the incident and investigators belie…
New Canaan Man, 54, Charged with Drunk Driving
Police late Saturday arrested a 54-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 10:10 p.m. on June 29, police responded to a report of a crash in the area of Weed Street and Marshall Ridge Road, officials say. Officers found a truck off the...
Wilton police arrest 2 suspects for drug possession
WILTON, CT (WFSB) – Wilton police arrested two individuals on June 27 for drug possession following a traffic stop. Officers pulled over a 2006 Ford E450 Box Truck, which was found to be unregistered and uninsured, in the area of Danbury Road and Ridgefield Road around 4:15 p.m. The...
Bridgeport police take man who escaped from halfway house in New Haven into custody: PD
Bridgeport police have arrested a man who they said escaped from a halfway house in New Haven. They said the 27-year-old Stratford man was taken into custody after escaping through a second-floor door of a multi-family house on Highland Avenue around 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 27. Police said they...
Police arrest Monroe father twice after domestic incident on Williamsburg Drive
MONROE, CT — A 58-year-old Monroe man was arrested twice following a domestic violence incident on Williamsburg Drive, in which he allegedly demanded his son, 20, give him money, kicked his bedroom door, ripped it off the hinges and threw it downstairs, before trying to pull his son down the stairs Friday night.
Tow-Truck Operators at I-95 Crash Scene in Greenwich (CT) Experience a Close Call: ‘Like a Freight Train’
New Haven Register, Conn. Jul. 1—GREENWICH — For a crew of tow-truck operators at a bad accident scene, it was a night they will never forget after a large truck slammed into a Greenwich fire department pumper on Interstate 95. A tractor-trailer overturned on I-95 southbound near Exit...
Vehicle Suffers Heavy Damage after Rolling onto Top on Virginia Avenue; No Injuries, Police Investigating
A late Monday morning accident near downtown Bridgeport saw a vehicle roll over onto its top, according to Bridgeport Fire Chief Phil Hart. Bridgeport Fire, along with the Bridgeport Police Department, were alerted to a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries at South Virginia. Avenue. The call came in at...
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