Crime and Public Safety

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (169+ words) Oct 10, 2026, 6:52 PM A New Haven man is facing charges after police say he stabbed another man during a street fight in Bridgeport Friday evening, according to the Bridgeport Police Department. Police say 36‑year‑old Yannick Williams stabbed another man during…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (258+ words) Oct 9, 2026, 5:22 PM Two people are dead after separate crashes less than 30 minutes apart overnight in Bridgeport. The first happened at 11:57 p.m. Thursday on Park Avenue near Suburban Avenue, when an SUV collided with a motorcycle. Harry Mergoni, of Bridgeport, was taken…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (196+ words) A man has been arrested minutes after police said he stabbed another man during a fight in Bridgeport on Friday night. Officers said 36-year-old Yannick Williams, of New Haven, was taken into custody near the Bridgeport train station on Water…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1027+ words) The state legislature this year enacted tougher laws - including potential felony charges and prison time - to discourage the flood of out-of-state cans and bottles being redeemed in Connecticut. But a lack of available funds has led to state and local…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (115+ words) A person was arrested Friday after stabbing another individual during a street fight on Iranistan Avenue, Bridgeport police said. BRIDGEPORT — A person was arrested Friday after stabbing another individual during a street fight on Iranistan Avenue, police said. Officers responded…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (220+ words) Jayvon Johnson, left, and Jose Bordoy, both 19 and from Ansonia, are accused of burning down a playground in the city. Jayvon Johnson, 19, of Ansonia, was arrested for intentionally setting fire to Gatison Park in Ansonia early Saturday morning, police said....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (98+ words) New Haven police said an investigation was underway around 10 a.m. Thursday following a stabbing on Norton Street. New Haven police investigating stabbing on Norton Street Thursday morning NEW HAVEN — Police in New Haven are investigating a stabbing on Norton Street Thursday…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (368+ words) MONROE — A Monroe couple is accused of leaving two children home alone in the middle of the night to travel out of state, police said. Shi Lin, 34, and Zong J. Zou, 33, were charged with two counts of risk of injury…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (775+ words) Then-state Sen. Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport, co-chairman of the General Assembly's public safety committee, shown at a forum on gaming expansion Feb. 11, 2020. State senators Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport, and Marilyn Moore, D-Bridgeport, bow their heads in prayer during the opening session of…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (88+ words) Bridgeport police say a person was slashed in a road rage incident on Fairfield Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. BRIDGEPORT — City police are investigating after a person was slashed in a road rage incident on Wednesday afternoon, an official says. Shawnna…...