Two Injured In Beer Bottle Fight At Fairfield County Restaurant, Police Say Two Injured In Beer Bottle Fight At Fairfield County Restaurant, Police Say
Two Injured In Beer Bottle Fight At Fairfield County Restaurant, Police Say At least two people were injured during a fight with beer bottles at a Fairfield County restaurant. The incident took place on Sunday, Oct. 24, at the Isla Restaurant at 420 E. Main St., in Bridgeport, said authorities. Officers responded to the restaurant around 8 p.m. after a 911 caller requested help, Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management said. Arriving officers found one person with a hand laceration and another with a head laceration from broken beer bottles, Appleby said. He added that while only two people were found with injuries, there were several others invo…
Man Accused Of Using Pepper Spray Inside Fairfield County Business Man Accused Of Using Pepper Spray Inside Fairfield County Business
Man Accused Of Using Pepper Spray Inside Fairfield County Business A man was charged with assault for allegedly using pepper spray on employees inside a Fairfield County business, sending one to the hospital. Freddie Trowell, age 29, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 23, after police responded to a business on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, according to authorities. Trowell allegedly entered the unidentified business and sprayed a substance, and ran out,  said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of Emergency Management. When officers arrived they found several employees outside with blood-stained eyes and mucus discharged from their nos…
Man Charged For Fatal Shooting Outside Lounge In Fairfield County Man Charged For Fatal Shooting Outside Lounge In Fairfield County
Man Charged For Fatal Shooting Outside Lounge In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man has been charged with the murder of another man outside an area lounge. Robert Sorrells, age 27, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 21 for the murder of Jonathan DaSilva, according to Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management.  Bridgeport Police Det. Robert Winkler obtained an arrest warrant for Sorrells, charging him with fatally shooting DaSilva earlier this month outside of the VIP Lounge on Pembroke Street, Appleby said. "Great work by lead detective Robert Winkler, and all those who assisted in the case," Appleby said.  Sor…
Five Rescued From Water After Boat Hits Rocks Off Fairfield County Coast Five Rescued From Water After Boat Hits Rocks Off Fairfield County Coast
Five Rescued From Water After Boat Hits Rocks Off Fairfield County Coast Five people aboard a boat in distress were rescued off the coast of Fairfield County. Just before 10:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, marine units in Bridgeport responded to the boat off the Penfield Lighthouse.  "Preliminary reports indicated that all parties were in the water due to their boat hitting the rocks," said Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's Director of the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications. The Bridgeport Police Marine and Fire Boat were dispatched and were able to rescue the five from the water and transpor…
Cash, Dirt Bike Stolen In Separate Incidents To Sell Items In Fairfield County Cash, Dirt Bike Stolen In Separate Incidents To Sell Items In Fairfield County
Cash, Dirt Bike Stolen In Separate Incidents To Sell Items In Fairfield County Police in one Fairfield County city are warning residents to be careful where they conduct personal sales after one person was robbed of cash and a dirt bike was stolen in another. The incident both took place on Monday, Sept. 27, in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. The first theft took place around 4:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Trumbull Avenue when a man told Bridgeport police that he was supposed to meet two men to purchase a vehicle. Two men showed up, one armed with a gun, and instead of buying a car, the man was robbed of $1,500. Both men, described a…
Teen Found Shot On Sidewalk Of  Street In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Found Shot On Sidewalk Of  Street In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Found Shot On Sidewalk Of Street In Fairfield County, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating a shooting that left a teen seriously injured. It happened around 10:20 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, at 4 Rockridge Circle in Bridgeport. When officers responded they found the 17-year-old on the sidewalk adjacent to Building #11 of the Stone Ridge Co-Op, according to Scott Appleby, director of the Bridgeport Emergency Management. The victim was bleeding excessively from gunshot wounds to the leg and hand. Officers on the scene attended to the victim by applying direct pressure to the leg wound, said Appleby. AMR arrived shortly thereafter and tran…
Person Carjacked In Fairfield County By Three Men With Gun, Police Say Person Carjacked In Fairfield County By Three Men With Gun, Police Say
Person Carjacked In Fairfield County By Three Men With Gun, Police Say Police are searching for three men who allegedly carjacked a person at gunpoint in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8 in the 200 block of Cottage Street, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management. According to Appleby, the men approached the driver of a Ford Fusion and threatened the victim before taking off with the car. Bridgeport police are investigating the incident. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Bridgeport police at 203-576-TIPS.
Man Found Dead On Bleachers Behind Playing Field In Fairfield County Man Found Dead On Bleachers Behind Playing Field In Fairfield County
Man Found Dead On Bleachers Behind Playing Field In Fairfield County A man was found dead sitting on a set of bleachers behind a playing field in Fairfield County. The man was found around 12:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, when Bridgeport Police received a call from a resident reporting a man on the bleachers behind a field on Boston Avenue. Scott Appleby, the director of emergency communications for Bridgeport, said when police and fire arrived, the man was dead, and the incident may be drug-related. Police have not identified the man.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Delivery Driver's Vehicle Stolen In Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say Delivery Driver's Vehicle Stolen In Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say
Delivery Driver's Vehicle Stolen In Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say A vehicle and cellphone were stolen during a carjacking of a delivery driver in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, on Indian Avenue, in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. According to Appleby, a person, who was reportedly armed with a knife carjacked a Chinese food delivery driver of their gray Toyota Rav4 and their cellphone. The victim was not injured.  The investigation is ongoing.
Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant
Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant A 52-year-old man had his toes crushed during an industrial accident in Connecticut. The incident took place around 1:340 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, in Fairfield County at a scrap metal recycling plant at 266 Knowlton St., in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. According to Appleby, the injury occurred when a steel box was lowered to the ground, causing a crushing injury to the toes of the man's left foot   He was treated on scene by Bridgeport Fire Units and transported by AMR.   It appears this was not the forklift itself that caused the …
Know Him? Police In Fairfield County Searching For Arson Suspect Know Him? Police In Fairfield County Searching For Arson Suspect
Know Him? Police In Fairfield County Searching For Arson Suspect Police in Connecticut are searching for a man who is wanted in connection for allegedly setting a fire on purpose and then watching the flames from a distance. The man allegedly set fire to a structure in Fairfield County on the corner of Olive and Rosedale streets in Bridgeport on Friday, Jan. 15, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for the city. Appleby said the man was seen on surveillance footage walking away after setting the fire to the building and watching from a distance. Bridgeport investigators and the Bridgeport Fire Department have spent months attempting to i…
Good Samaritan Helps Catch Fairfield County Man Who Snatched Purse From Elderly Woman Good Samaritan Helps Catch Fairfield County Man Who Snatched Purse From Elderly Woman
Good Samaritan Helps Catch Fairfield County Man Who Snatched Purse From Elderly Woman A Fairfield County man was nabbed with the help of a Good Samaritan for allegedly pushing down an elderly woman and stealing her purse. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, while Bridgeport Police officers were on the scene of a call for service and two men ran by and one told them the first man had committed the robbery, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management. Both officers proceeded to follow the alleged suspect and after a short chase, were able to stop him at the corner of Wall Street and John Street.  Once stopped the suspect was observed to be ho…