Bridgeport

Seven adults and three children are displaced after a fire in Bridgeport on Sunday afternoon. At around 2:50 p.m. the Bridgeport Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire on Bunnell Street. Upon arrival, crews located a fire in the walls and was able to put it under control in 15 minutes. There were no reported injuries. The...

Police have identified a scooter rider that was killed in a collision with a vehicle in Bridgeport over the weekend. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Huntington Turnpike around 8:45 p.m. for a report of a crash with injuries. Dispatchers later reported that there was a collision between a car and a motorcycle with at least one unresponsive...

The firefighter was identified as 41-year-old Terrence Cramer of Bridgeport.

The New York Islanders plan on moving their American Hockey League affiliate from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Hamilton, Ontario, for next season, the franchise announced on Thursday. The relocation requires approval by the AHL Board of Governors. Should the move be permitted, the team currently known as the Bridgeport Islanders will play at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, which completed major renovations...

A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an “anxiety attack” took the first one.

The Bridgeport Police Department Accident Reconstruction Team reported to the site of the crash to examine the circumstances surrounding the accident.

A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl on her way to school in Bridgeport Tuesday morning. The police department said 28-year-old Cordero Javier Greaves, of Bridgeport, was taken into custody around 1 p.m. The incident happened on Railroad Avenue. The man is facing charges including risk of injury to a minor, illegal sexual contact with...

Bridgeport beaches are closed because of high bacteria levels, according to the city. A Facebook post from the city says the beaches will reopen once they are deemed safe for swimming and people should refrain from getting in the water until then.

A man has died following a car crash in Bridgeport Tuesday morning, police said. Bridgeport police said they received several calls about a one-car crash in the area of Chopsey Hill Road and Indian Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Authorities said two people were in the car when the crash happened. The 22-year-old passenger sustained serious injuries and was later pronounced...

A beach in Bridgeport will remain closed to the public after multiple tick species were found there. The city of Bridgeport said the decision came after extensive consultation with state environmental experts. Officials discovered multiple tick species on the island, including the invasive Asian longhorned tick. “In the interest of public health and environmental safety, the city will be conducting...

A large antique flea market in Bridgeport, Connecticut, announced that they’re closing at the end of June. Mongers Market, which is located in an old warehouse on Railroad Avenue, said their last day in business will be June 29. The flea market has been open since 2018 after undergoing a years-long renovation. “COVID threw us a curveball, but we reopened...

The Office of the Inspector General is investigating after a Bridgeport Police officer fatally shot a man on Monday night and they have released video as the investigation continues. On Friday morning, the office released the preliminary status report on the investigation into the use of deadly force that resulted in the death of 39-year-old Dyshan Best. Police officers responded...

The Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport has announced its lineup for 2025 and it includes The Killers, Weezer, and Hozier. This year, the festival will be held at Seaside Park on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28. The lineup includes: Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Soundside Music Festival is unlike any other event they’ve had. He said over the...

Five people were arrested Friday in connection to an investigation into the handling of absentee ballots during the 2023 mayoral election cycle in Bridgeport. Inspectors from the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney arrested Wanda Geter-Pataky, 68, Alredo Castillo, 53, Maria Pereira, 57, Jazmarie Melendez, 26, and Margaret Joyce, 45. All of the suspect are from Bridgeport, except from Joyce,...

Connecticut State Police have issued a silver alert for a missing 2-year-old from Bridgeport. Joshua Redondocruz, was last seen on Wednesday. He has black hair and brown eyes. Authorities said Redondocruz is 2-foot-5 and weighs about 30 pounds. It’s unknown what he was wearing at the time of his disappearance. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact...

Three newborn puppies were found dead and frozen in bags in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Wednesday and an investigation is underway.

A man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted clemency by now former president Joe Biden, drawing criticism across party lines. The case and trial drew huge public interest and even lead to changed laws around witness protection here in the state. Adrian Peeler, now 48, wasn’t set to...

Bridgeport Public Schools announced Tuesday its guidelines to protect students if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempted to raid any schools. The announcement came a day after President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president and the acting director of the Department of Homeland Security issued a directive ending the nation’s policy that ICE agents would not...

A man accused of brutally beating a family member and her two young children with a baseball bat in Bridgeport has been re-arrested for violating a protective order nearly two dozen times, a new arrest warrant states. Abdulrahim Sulaiman, 38, of Bridgeport, was arrested in September for severely beating a woman and her children, including 4- and 6-year-old boys. The...

Babies at the NICU at the Bridgeport Campus of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital were dressed for the holiday today. In a post on social media, Bridgeport Hospital showed the newest bundles of joy tucked into some stockings, an apt look for Christmas Eve. In the social post, the hospital wrote, “The NICU staff knows this can be a hard...