Police

3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (317+ words) Bridgeport police say officers are investigating after a man was struck and seriously injured with a large rock in an attack in BJ Brown Park Wednesday. BRIDGEPORT — City police are investigating after a man believed to be homeless was struck…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (96+ words) Fifteen people were displaced after a fire on Highland Avenue in Danbury Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, fire officials said. DANBURY — Fifteen people were displaced by a fire in Danbury Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. No injuries were reported in the fire on…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (256+ words) People enter Bridgeport Federal Court in Bridgeport, Conn., Friday, October 3, 2025. BRIDGEPORT — A 45-year-old Stamford man pleaded guilty to a child exploitation offense Tuesday after prosecutors accused him of recording a sexual encounter with a 16-year-old boy, officials said. Rick Marro…...

4+ day, 14+ 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…...

5+ day, 16+ 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…...

4+ day, 17+ 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…...

5+ day, 2+ 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…...

6+ day, 10+ 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....

6+ day, 12+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...