Bridgeport

Aside from their anguish from losing a daughter and a sister, the family of Lauren Smith-Fields is outraged and disgusted at how they say the Bridgeport Police Department has investigated the mysterious death of the 23-year-old.

A family is looking and calling for answers after the death of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields. Police found the Bridgeport woman dead inside her apartment last month. Shantell Fields, Lauren’s mother, told NBC Connecticut that she and her family are still overcome with emotion a month after their daughter and sister was found inside her apartment. “I see her in...

A shot was fired Thursday afternoon as U.S. Marshals and Bridgeport police tried to serve a warrant on a man at his workplace in New Haven.

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A month after Lauren Smith Fields was found dead inside her Bridgeport apartment, her family says they are not getting answers from police about the investigation.

A reported shooting happened on Route 25 in Bridgeport this afternoon, according to Connecticut State Police. Officials said the highway shooting occurred at approximately 12:10 p.m. on the southbound side of the highway. Troop G said no one was injured. Troopers and detectives from the state police Western District Major Crime Unit responded to the scene. They’ve developed a possible…

Police have identified a man who died after a shooting in Bridgeport on Sunday night. Officers responded to the 100th block of Marcel Street shortly after 10 p.m. after getting a report of someone shot. Emergency personnel found a man, later identified as 36-year-old Andre Brown, of Bridgeport, lying in a front yard with a gunshot wound to his back….

Police are investigating after a suspect allegedly robbed a bank, carjacked a Lyft and then crashed the vehicle in Bridgeport on Tuesday morning. Dispatchers said they received several calls about a possible bank robbery at the Webster Bank on Main Street around 10:30 a.m. According to police, the suspect left the bank and carjacked a Lyft before crashing on Thorme…

Bridgeport Police said they’re investigating after two people were hit by a car Tuesday evening. Officials said they received several calls reporting a motor vehicle accident involving two pedestrians on Fairfield Avenue. The crash happened at approximately 4 p.m. The driver is cooperating with police and is still on-scene, according to police. Police, fire and emergency personnel are all...

A homicide investigation is underway in Bridgeport after a man was found shot inside of a car on Sunday. Officers were called to Black Rock Avenue after getting a report of an unresponsive man in a car around 4:45 a.m. When police arrived, they said they found 42-year-old Michael Harrigan dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Authorities said they are…

A body found buried in the crawlspace of a Bridgeport home Thursday is believed to be a man who has been missing for eight years. Bridgeport police said detectives exhumed a body believed to be Aryndel Castro on Thursday afternoon after a suspect in his disappearance was arrested and acknowledged disposing of the man’s body. The body unearthed Thursday...

Bridgeport Police have arrested two men on murder charges in connection with a 2013 cold case. Officials said they arrested 45-year-old Shawn Gibson in connection with the 2013 disappearance of 24-year-old Aryndel Castro. Gibson faces murder charges, along with Terrance Boyd, of Columbia, South Carolina, who was also arrested on Wednesday. Authorities said Castro was reported missing in September of…

Bridgeport police are actively investigating a report of a stabbing on Monday morning. Officers were called to Capitol Avenue and Main Street around 7:45 a.m. after getting a preliminary report of a woman stabbed. The extent of any injuries are unclear at this time. The incident is active and the investigation is ongoing.

Bridgeport police are searching for a man they say shot and killed the new boyfriend of his children’s mother. According to police, 28-year-old Miguel Rojas shot 37-year-old Jalen Parilla in the area of West Avenue and Liberty Street. Parilla was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later. Rojas has two children with Parilla’s girlfriend, according...

Bridgeport Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the area of Pembroke Avenue and Arctic Street. Officials said the shooting happened at approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday. A person was shot in the leg and he was unable to tell police who shot him, they said. His injuries appear to be non-life threatening. Anyone with information is asked to…

The owner of a Bridgeport liquor store was robbed and hit by a car Saturday afternoon, according to police. Officials said the incident happened in the area of Pembroke Street and Putnam Street at about 2:30 p.m. The person who allegedly struck the owner fled the scene onto Boston Avenue. The liquor store owner is awake and alert and is…

A fire that damaged a vacant house in Bridgeport on Saturday morning is under investigation. Dispatchers received several 911 calls reporting smoke coming from a home on Brooks Street around 4:30 a.m. When emergency crews arrived, they said they found heavy flames coming out of the building. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire after requesting more units. According to…

The city of Bridgeport has announced plans to work with the Connecticut Airport Authority to improve Sikorsky Airport with an eye on allowing commercial flights in the future. The CAA said it plans to work with the city to undertake capital projects that will allow for needed development on the site. “We look forward to working with the CAA to…

A Bridgeport police officer resigned shortly after being arrested Thursday. Christopher Martin, 54, was arrested and charged with second-degree larceny and tampering with evidence. Martin, a 21-year veteran of the force, submitted his resignation just prior to being suspended without pay, according to Bridgeport police. “The Bridgeport Police Department will not and does not condone officers who violate their oath…

The case of a missing 10-year-old Bridgeport girl has hit a somber milestone: Sunday marks 20 years since Bianca Lebron disappeared, and police and family are still looking for answers. Lebron went missing on Nov. 7, 2001 as she was about to start her day at Elias Howe Elementary on Clinton Avenue. She would now be 30 years old. Lebron…

Police are investigating a homicide in Bridgeport on Saturday morning. Dispatchers received a ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls about shots fired in the 2400 block of Main Street shortly before 2 a.m. When officers arrived on scene, they said they found shell casings, but no victim. Shortly after, St. Vincent’s Medical Center alerted police that a gunshot victim had…