Bridgeport

Two teens have been charged in connection to a carjacking in Bridgeport last month where a man was shot in the face, according to police. Dispatchers received multiple reports of a gunshot from the 1200 block of Wood Avenue around 8:45 p.m. on October 7. Once in the area, police said they found a 20-year-old Stratford man who had been…

A man has critical injuries after a hit-and-run in Bridgeport last week. Dispatchers received several calls about a collision involving a pedestrian on Friday around 6:30 p.m. It was reported that a pedestrian had been struck at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and State Street Extension. Emergency crews responded to the area and found an unconscious man on the ground….

People in Bridgeport are calling on the city to release the findings of an investigation that led to a city employee losing her job earlier this month.   Bridgeport fired Wanda Geter-Pataky, who is at the center of two absentee ballot scandals but cited attorney-client privilege in refusing to release anything from the investigation. Bridgeport hired an outside law firm…

Bridgeport fired an employee after investigating why she stuffs ballots into a ballot box. 

A former Bridgeport City Council member and landlord who officials said forged the signatures of his tenants on absentee ballots so it would appear they had voted for him has been sentenced. Michael DeFilippo, 38, was sentenced on Thursday and has been ordered to serve one year of probation, including three weekends of incarceration, and to pay a $15,000 fine,…

The governor announced plans on Tuesday to demolish the former Public Service Electric and Gas Plant. It’s an old, decommissioned, coal-power plant in the city.

New life could be coming to Bridgeport. The governor is announcing plans on Tuesday to demolish the former Public Service Electric and Gas Plant.

New life could be coming to Bridgeport. The governor announced plans on Tuesday to demolish the former Public Service Electric and Gas Plant. It’s an old, decommissioned, coal-power plant in the city. The goal is to turn the property into potential commercial, residential and recreational space. “This 33-acre shoreline property containing a former coal plant with a 500-foot smokestack...

Bridgeport police have arrested a suspect in a 10-year-old sexual assault cold case. Investigators had closed the case from 2014 in 2021 because of the statute of limitations and the lack of suspects or DNA at the time. But then, a Bridgeport detective received a notification in October of this year that there was a hit from the national DNA…

A school in Bridgeport implemented security measures Monday afternoon after shots were fired nearby. The police department said they were alerted to gunfire in the 40 block of Elmwood Avenue just after 3 p.m. Officers responded to the scene and Curiale School was placed in a lock-in/lock-out protocol out of an abundance of caution, according to authorities. The security measures…

The event is November 13th at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport. Go to AllEliteWrestling.com for more information or to purchase tickets.

Former Bridgeport employee Wanda Geter Pataky is at the center of a statewide absentee ballot scandal. She’s also a justice of the peace, and questions are being raised about weddings she officiated.

The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport has a new mayor, and she is adorable. The people have spoken, and they chose Berry the Red Panda to be the 2025 mayor of the zoo. “Berry’s “paws-itive” plans have won over the voters, and we couldn’t be more excited for her term! From climbing to new heights to bringing endless adventure, Berry...

A man has been arrested in connection to the stabbing death of a 29-year-old man behind a social club in Bridgeport on Friday. Officers responded to the intersection of Stratford Avenue and Bruce Avenue around 3 a.m. Friday when they received a report of someone lying in the street, bleeding, and they found a man who had been stabbed several…

Police are searching for the person they are calling a person of interest in a shooting that happened inside a dining hall at the University of Bridgeport Tuesday night.

One person was injured in a shooting at the University of Bridgeport on Tuesday night and police are continuing to search for the shooter. Students are describing what they saw and heard. 

One person was injured in a shooting at the University of Bridgeport on Tuesday night and police are continuing to search for the shooter. The lockdown at the school has been lifted.

One person was injured in a shooting at the University of Bridgeport on Tuesday night and police are continuing to search for the shooter.

A man is wanted for questioning after a shooting at the University of Bridgeport that left one person injured on Tuesday night and prompted the school to go on lockdown for hours. Police said 18-year-old Dylan Cruz-Tillery, of Queens, New York, is a person of interest and is wanted for questioning about the shooting. Officers were called to the Marina…