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1. Motorized Scooter Operator, 18, Seriously Injured In Bridgeport Crash: Police (patch.com) — Bridgeport police are investigating a serious crash involving an 18-year-old motorized scooter operator and a Honda CR-V at North Avenue and Thompson Street. The rider, now in stable condition at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, was first aided by Bridgeport firefighters, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Officer Tien Ngo.
2. Man arrested in Fairfield after alleged assault in Bridgeport (wtnh.com) — Bridgeport police responded Tuesday to an alleged assault in a Sanford Place apartment, later seizing an AR-15-style rifle, large-capacity magazines, and ammunition from the scene. A former Bridgeport resident was arrested the next day at his Fairfield workplace and now faces multiple assault, firearm, and protective-order violation charges, with bond set at $220,000.
3. Connecticut man with 21 kilos of cocaine pleads guilty to trafficking (fox61.com) — A federal cocaine trafficking case centered in Bridgeport has a Woodbridge man facing 10 years to life in prison after he admitted transporting 21 kilograms of cocaine. He pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court, and local police, including Bridgeport officers, assisted a Homeland Security task force targeting major drug operations.
4. 'Beacon of healing.' Golf tournament honors Norwalk man killed in 2013 housefire raises money for burn victims (news12.com) — A Norwalk family is honoring the late Michael Ness through an annual golf tournament that raises money for the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital, which treated him and others after a 2013 house fire. Now in its eighth year, the event has generated over $100,000 to support burn care initiatives and survivors, turning their loss into ongoing help for patients across the region.
5. Springfield honors its fallen military members for Memorial Day (thereminder.com) — A Bridgeport pastor, Rev. Donald Luster of Bethel AME Church, helped lead Springfield’s Memorial Day ceremony honoring fallen service members. Local, state, and federal officials spoke about sacrifice, laid wreaths at multiple war memorials, and concluded with taps and a three-volley salute, emphasizing remembrance over holiday festivities.
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