Bridgeport city employee apologizes for house party after police shut it down
Saturday night Trumbull police were called to the residence on Huntington Turnpike after they received word of his 48th birthday party. Author: Tony Terzi Updated: 12:31 PM EST January 19, 2021
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. A Bridgeport city employee could be in some hot water for a large house party he threw over the weekend. But police blew out the candles on his birthday bash.
Saturday night Trumbull police were called to the residence of Daniel Pizarro, on Huntington Turnpike, after they received word of his 48th birthday party. The employee of Bridgeport s housing code office spoke with FOX61 Monday afternoon as he was loading trash from the party into the bed of his pickup truck.
Police: Anonymous tip led officers to Bridgeport staffer s large Trumbull house party
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A file photo of Danny Pizarro, a city of Bridgeport, Conn., employee.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
TRUMBULL Investigators continue to probe a “large gathering” at the home of a well-known Bridgeport city employee and property owner, with further action expected, police said Monday.
Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir said police received an anonymous report late Saturday of “numerous cars parked in the area” of lower Huntington Turnpike that could “pose a hazard to traffic.”
Responding officers found a “large gathering” at the home of Daniel Pizarro, Weir said.
Written by Gov. Ned Lamont
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has issued a $10,000 fine against owners of the property at 456 Connecticut Avenue in Bridgeport, the location of the Mango Z Sports Bar, for violating the state’s COVID-19 gathering size restrictions as enacted in Executive Order No. 9N.
The violation stems from an incident that occurred at Mango Z in the early morning hours of December 20, 2020, in which Bridgeport Police were called to the scene after reports of shots fired. The Connecticut Department of Public Health – the state agency that issued the fine – determined that more than 25 people were inside of the establishment that night in violation of the gathering size restrictions, while also noting that it was operating past the mandatory 10:00 p.m. closing time that is currently in effect as part of the ongoing public health emergency.
Written by Office of the Governor.
Governor Ned Lamont announced Saturday that the State Bond Commission has voted to approve $3.77 million for the next phase of Bridgeport’s Cherry Street Lofts brownfield cleanup project. Investigation, remediation, and abatement of contaminants from the environment is critical for Phase III of the project’s development. These including building much needed supermarket and retail space, which is estimated to create a 250 new, permanent jobs in the neighborhood.
“Supporting and investing in local economic projects has always been a significant part of my agenda,”
Governor Lamont said. “I visited this project and saw firsthand how transformative it could be for Bridgeport. Between the growth of new jobs and the creation of environmentally conscious housing and transit-oriented development – all within a federally designated opportunity zone – this is just the kind of plan that will keep driving and revitalizing our economy.