Bridgeport Police

Crews are anticipating detours and road closures following a water main break in Bridgeport Sunday afternoon. Emergency personnel responded to the water main break at approximately 3:50 p.m. in the area of Railroad Avenue and Iranistan Avenue. Crews said they are anticipating reroutes and road closures. It is unknown what caused the water main break.

Bridgeport police school resource officers went out of their way to cheer up a little boy after his bike was stolen on Monday. Dispatchers received a call at 6:25 p.m. on Monday about two boys that were assaulted and robbed near Center Street and Harral Avenue. Police said a bike that belonged to one of the boys was taken during…

A Bridgeport police officer was arrested Friday on multiple counts of sexual assault, according to police. Police Chief Garcia said Sergeant Ivan Delgado was served an arrest warrant charging him with three counts of first degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Delgado has been an officer with the Bridgeport Police Department for 13 years, according to…

The State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk has released body camera footage that shows what led to a Bridgeport police officer shooting a man while responding to a call of a disturbance early Wednesday morning. In the preliminary report, the state’s attorney said that Bridgeport officers Eliud Henry and Sean Curran responded to a call reporting an...

A Bridgeport police officer responding to a call of a disturbance shot a man early Wednesday morning. The shooting happened on Clinton Avenue. According to Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia, two officers responded to the scene and saw a man making stabbing motions towards a second man. The officers used a taser on the man but it did not stop…

Residents of Bridgeport reacted Friday after the arrest of the city’s police chief by the FBI.

Bridgeport’s police chief and its acting personnel director were arrested on federal charges of fraud in an alleged scheme to rig the city’s examination process for the chief in 2018 to ensure his selection, the Department of Justice and FBI announced Thursday afternoon. Chief Armando Perez, 64, and David Dunn, 72, are accused of manipulating the examination process and deceiving…

Bridgeport’s police chief has been arrested by the FBI and face federal charges for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Bridgeport’s police chief has been arrested by the FBI and face federal charges for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Police said a person was struck in Bridgeport Sunday night. Crews said they received multiple calls about two people being struck at Horace Street and Essex Street at approximately 5:55 p.m. Crews on scene say one person was struck. Their condition is unknown at this time. No additional information was immediately available.

There are flooded roads in Bridgeport after strong thunderstorms swept through the state on Friday. The city’s Emergency Operation Center said there is a car stuck in the water at Third and Connecticut Avenue and also on Jennings Avenue. The viaduct at East Main Street and Louisiana Avenue is flooded. The viaduct at Broadbridge Road and Glenbrook Road is...

Bridgeport demonstrators camped outside of police headquarters demanding change and holding peaceful protest for the third day.

Protesters with the group Justice for Jayson are camped outside of the Bridgeport Police Department in an attempt to push for “a city without police.” The group believes that Bridgeport has one of the most violent police forces in the state and the only way to stop the violence is by “moving toward their abolition.” “Every day they [police] are…

A person was hit by a car in Bridgeport Sunday night. The incident occurred on Main Street at the intersection of Capitol Avenue, according to police. Police said the car then fled the scene. The extent of injuries is unknown at this time. No other details were immediately available.

Body camera footage shows Bridgeport police officers rescuing a woman from her burning car after a rollover crash on Chopsey Hill Road early Tuesday. According to police, around 4:15 a.m. Officer Ramirez found a single vehicle rolled on its side and on fire with the driver still inside. Ramirez tried to get the driver out, but could not do it…

Video released Friday shows Bridgeport police officers rescuing a woman from her burning car after a rollover crash on Chopsey Hill Road early Tuesday.

Several gunshots were fired into a car outside the courthouse on Golden Hill Street in Bridgeport on Monday afternoon and four men have been taken to the hospital after what authorities believe was a targeted shooting. Officials said three people identified as persons of interest in the shooting are in custody on unrelated charges, but they have not been charged…

Four people were shot while sitting in a car outside of the courthouse on Golden Hill Street in Bridgeport on Monday.

An 18-year-old died after shooting in Bridgeport Sunday evening and another victim was taken to the hospital for surgery. Police said shot spotter detected gunshots at 5:37 p.m. Sunday and police found 18-year-old down on Highland Avenue, near building 5 of Greene Homes, and they found another victim, a 21-year-old man, down inside the Greene Homes complex. Kenion was shot…