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Joe Ganim claims victory in Bridgeport mayoral election do-over
The voters of Bridgeport went to the polls to choose their mayor — some for the fourth time — after the result of the last election was thrown out because of allegations of absentee ballot box stuffing during a Democratic primary. Tuesday’s election will finally decide whether incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim wins another term or his former aide, John Gomes,…
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CT man accused of threatening Uber driver with gun after getting sick inside vehicle
A Bridgeport man who is accused of threatening an Uber driver with a gun after getting sick inside of the rideshare vehicle has been arrested. Officers were called to the 300 block of Madison Avenue on Friday after getting a report of a man with a gun while fighting with his Uber driver. Once in the area, police said they…
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Report reveals new information about fatal shooting by police in Connecticut
The Office of the Inspector General has released new information after a man who was shot by Bridgeport police in Ansonia died. Jonathan Mark Lewis Bell, 41, was injured in the shooting on Sunday, Feb. 4 and died at the hospital. The preliminary report from Inspector General Robert J. Devlin Jr. says that the Bridgeport Police Department Tactical Narcotics Team…
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4 injured in shooting, crash in Bridgeport, Conn.
Four people are injured after a shooting and crash in downtown Bridgeport over the weekend. Dispatchers received a report of shots fired and a crash in the 1100 block of Main Street on Sunday shortly before 1 p.m. Once in the area, officers found a two-car crash. A man in one of the vehicles was suffering from a gunshot wound…
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Voters cast their ballots once again in Bridgeport, Conn. mayoral primary
Incumbent Joe Ganim has declared victory in Bridgeport’s mayoral primary do-over, but challenger John Gomes said he will not concede until all of the ballots are counted. In a speech about an hour after polls closed, Ganim said about 1,000 more voters came out and cast their ballots. “Our residents came out again and again and again, and what did…
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Grandmother of baby girl who died from fentanyl arrested in Conn.
Bridgeport police have arrested the grandmother of a 4-week-old baby girl who they said died in 2021 after ingesting fentanyl. The investigation started on the afternoon of Feb. 21, 2021. Officers responded to a Bronx Avenue home at 4:30 p.m. that day because an infant was not breathing, but the baby girl’s uncle had already taken her to the hospital…
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Explosion, major fire reported at company in Bridgeport, Conn.
Three people are injured after an explosion at a facility in Bridgeport on Friday, according to city officials. Firefighters and police responded to the Tradebe Environmental Services facility on Cross Street for what city officials called a major fire. A city official initially said the explosion and fire were at Standard Oil. Three people were taken to Bridgeport Hospital, according…
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Victim shot multiple times by masked men during armed robbery in Conn.: police
A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times by two masked men who robbed him in Bridgeport Wednesday night, according to police. Officers responded to th 100 block of Wheeler Avenue around 8:20 p.m. and found the victim suffering from multiple gunshots. According to police, the man was the target of an armed robbery by two masked men who walked up…
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2 men accused of robbing and beating up 75-year-old man in his backyard in Bridgeport, Conn.
Two men who are accused of robbing and beating up a 75-year-old man in his backyard in Bridgeport on Thursday have been arrested. Investigators said 33-year-old Carlos Souffront and 46-year-old Angel Martinez, both of Bridgeport, repeatedly punched a 75-year-old man, pushed him against a dumpster and robbed him of his wallet in his East Side backyard. He suffered a minor…
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Judge orders new Bridgeport, Conn. mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing
A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes after surveillance videos showed a woman stuffing what appeared to be absentee ballots into an outdoor ballot box days before the original primary. Superior Court Judge William…
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Police arrest multiple alleged shooters, ‘armed and dangerous' man still at large in CT
Police have arrested multiple people believed to be involved in an apparent triple shooting that happened at a deli on Park Avenue in Bridgeport last month, and an armed and dangerous man involved is still on the loose. Officers were called to a reported shooting at the 1200 block of Park Avenue around 10:50 p.m. on Aug. 22. One of…
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16-year-old dies after unintentional shooting in Bridgeport, Conn. home
A 16-year-old has died after he was unintentionally shot in the head while he and another teenager were handling a gun in a Bridgeport home over the weekend. Officers responded to a home on Pacific Street around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday after getting a report of someone shot in the face. At the home, police said they found a 16-year-old…
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1 dead, 1 injured in early morning Bridgeport, Conn. shooting
One person has died and another person is injured after a shooting in Bridgeport early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation near the intersection of Pembroke Street and Arctic Street around 2:50 a.m. When police arrived, they said they found an unresponsive 26-year-old Bridgeport man on the sidewalk, just south of the intersection. The man was transported to…
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Police search for multiple shooters after 3 were shot in Bridgeport, Conn.
Police are investigating a large crime scene and looking for multiple shooters after three people were shot in Bridgeport Tuesday night. One of the victims is in critical condition, police said, and investigators found that more than 30 rounds had been fired. The investigation started around 10:50 p.m. when ShotSpotter went off and reports came in that several people had…
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SILVER ALERT: 8-year-old boy reported missing from Bridgeport, Conn.
A Silver Alert has been issued for an 8-year-old boy who is missing from Bridgeport. State police said Shamar Augustine was last seen on Thursday. It’s unclear what he was wearing when he was last seen. He has black hair and brown eyes, weighs 120 pounds and is 4-foot 8-inches tall. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bridgeport…
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1 stabbed, 2 others injured including a child during large fight in Bridgeport, Conn.
One person was stabbed and two others were injured including a child during a large fight in Bridgeport on Sunday night. Dispatchers received multiple calls about a large fight in the 100th block of Harmony Street around 9:30 p.m. When police arrived, they said they requested three total ambulances for one person stabbed, one person with a laceration and one…
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Stabbing and shooting leaves one dead, another critically hurt in Bridgeport, Conn.
A stabbing that turned into a shooting left a man dead in Bridgeport Tuesday evening, according to police. The police department said a stabbing and “substantial” shooting on the 500 block of Brooks Street happened at about 6:30 p.m. A man stabbed another man, who then pulled out a gun and shot the person who stabbed him, police said. The…
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Child grazed by bullet during Bridgeport, Conn. shooting
An 8-year-old child was grazed by a bullet during a shooting in Bridgeport on Sunday night. ShotSpotter alerted to 16 rounds of gunfire activated in the 300 block of Orchard Street and another four rounds in the 300 block of Spring Street around 11 p.m. Shortly after, police said dispatchers received reports of a person shot in the ear in…
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Man critically hurt after being attacked with machete at Bridgeport, Conn. baseball field
A Bridgeport man is in critical condition after being attacked by a person with a machete at a high school baseball field Sunday night, authorities said. The police department said they were called to Central High School on Lincoln Avenue at about 8 p.m. for a reported assault. Responding officers found a 26-year-old man suffering from a very large wound…
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Several people, pets displaced after lightning strikes home in Bridgeport, Conn.
Eleven people and six pets are displaced after lightning struck a multi-family home in Bridgeport on Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to a three-story home on Mountain Grove Street around 6 p.m. after getting a report of a home that had been struck by lightning during storms passing in the area. According to firefighters, the lightning struck the chimney and…