Bridgeport

A woman has died after a multi-car crash in Bridgeport Friday night. It all started just before 6:30 on Linen Avenue when a Nissan Pathfinder that was traveling west rear ended a Honda CRV. The force of the collision forced the CRV forward and into at least three parked vehicles and the path of an oncoming Dodge Charger. The driver…

The mayor of Bridgeport said errors were made when the city’s Black Rock Harbor Historic District was created decades ago and the city is working to correct it. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim said that it has come to the city’s attention that errors were made in 1978 when the district was created. State law requires that a legal description...

Bridgeport Police have arrested a man that’s accused of killing a homeless person during an assault in Bridgeport on Wednesday. Authorities said they responded to 804 Fairfield Ave. for a reported assault. Responding officers found 49-year-old Daniel Engeldrum, who’s homeless, suffering from a head injury. Engeldrum died of his injuries at a nearby hospital two days later. An autopsy...

Police are investigating after a deadly pedestrian crash in Bridgeport Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the intersection of East Main Street and Pulaski Street at about 10:45 a.m. A witness called police and said a pedestrian was struck by a dark green Toyota Camry that fled the scene. Responding officers saw a person lying in the road unresponsive. The…

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Police are searching for the person who attacked a man with a hammer in Bridgeport Thursday night. Police said they received a 911 call at 10:16 p.m. reporting that a person had been hit with a hammer in Court A of Success Village and police and emergency medical crews found a man with a severe head injury. The victim was…

Police are looking for the person that allegedly spray-painted swastikas at an apartment complex in Bridgeport. Authorities said they were called to Success Village Apartments, a housing community cooperative on the east side of Bridgeport. The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Responding officers saw two swastikas spray-painted in red. One symbol was painted on a storage container…

Bridgeport Police are warning Black Rock residents to be careful of a porch pirate that’s stealing packages. The thefts are happening in the area of Grovers Avenue and Courtland Avenue. Authorities received a complaint at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Doorbell video shows a man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray gloves, a face mask and a Hi-Vis Safety vest....

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 84-year-old woman who is missing from Bridgeport. Troopers said Ana Cuevas has been missing since Saturday and was last seen wearing a white jacket with the words “I love Jesus” on it. She also had floral pajama pants and slippers on. Cuevas has brown hair and brown eyes. She is…

An infant and four adults were rescued during a fire at a mixed use building in Bridgeport early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the corner of Wood Avenue and Norman Street around 3:15 a.m. According to emergency crews, there was heavy fire on the second floor of the mixed use building. There is a bodega on the bottom floor…

A teenager is injured after a shooting in Bridgeport on Saturday night. Dispatchers received a ShotSpotter activation of gunfire near the intersection of Stratford Avenue and Wilmot Avenue around 6:40 p.m. According to police, there were also multiple calls from citizens in the East End reporting they heard gunshots in the same area. Shortly after, authorities said a 17-year-old male…

Bridgeport officials said three families have been displaced after a fire tore through their home Thursday evening. Authorities said they received several calls reporting a structure fire on Seaview Avenue. Responding firefighters were met with fire on all three floors of the multi-family home. Everyone inside was able to make it out and were evaluated by emergency personnel. No serious…

A restaurant owner in Bridgeport was shot at during an armed robbery last week and police have arrested a man in connection to the incident. Dispatchers were notified of someone shot at the Peking Chinese Restaurant on Friday around 5:20 p.m. Officers quickly responded to the scene and said they learned the restaurant was also the location of an armed…

Emergency crews responded to Bassick High School in Bridgeport after reports of a discharge of pepper spray. Police said the building is being evacuated and several students are affected. They said the emergency command center received several calls around 8:15 a.m. about an accidental discharge of pepper spray at the high school. Police said the preliminary reports indicate the building…

Bridgeport police are investigating after someone fired gunshots at a vehicle as a man who is homeless was sleeping inside Sunday morning. Officers responded to the area of Harral Avenue and Highland Avenue around 4:20 a.m. Sunday after ShotSpotter detected seven gunshots and they found a 26-year-old Bridgeport man on Highland Avenue who had facial injured and a wound to…

A man was taken to the hospital after police said he was stabbed near a corner store in Bridgeport on Sunday. Bridgeport Hospital reported a stabbing victim who walked into the emergency room around 5:30 p.m. to police. The man suffered one wound to his ribcage and one wound to his head, city officials said. His injuries are believed to…

A man caught on fire after something exploded while he was working on a vehicle in Bridgeport on Sunday, according to city officials. Emergency crews were called to a vehicle fire and a report of a man on fire on William Street around 1:30 p.m. The vehicle fire was quickly extinguished. According to city officials, a man in his 50s…

A Torrington man is facing charges for allegedly driving into five federal officers in Bridgeport last year. The state attorney’s office said they’ve arrested 32-year-old Dennis Lee Waiters Thursday in connection to the June 15, 2021 incident. According to court documents, members of the FBI and Bridgeport Police Department were investigating gang-related violence. Police activated their lights and sirens to…

An electric car caught fire after a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus in Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened at about 3:10 p.m. in the area of Gurdon Street and Summit Street. Responding officers said a car, believed to be an electric vehicle, caught fire because of the accident. One person was taken to the hospital for treatment, according…

One man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in Bridgeport early Saturday morning. Dispatchers received several reports of shots fired near the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Broad Street around 1:40 a.m. When police arrived, they said they found an unresponsive 29-year-old Bridgeport man. He was found in a parking lot at the northeast corner of…