10.19.2005

"Dang It, It Worked In The Video Game"

"ARMED ROBBERY — A juvenile remains in custody after being detained for the armed robbery of the Eastside Grocery Store in Bridgeport Sunday night. Bridgeport police chief Randy Singleton said police were called to the store at 9:50 p.m. where the clerk had been robbed at gunpoint of about $400. After canvassing the city, police received a tip that the suspect might strike again that night at the Allsup’s Convenience Store. The police staked out that store and apprehended the suspect when he arrived at the store. He was also in posesssion [sic] of 12.5 grams of cocaine. The 16-year-old Bridgeport boy was arraigned Monday and remains in custody while the investigation continues." - From the Update As a consequence, Bridgeport High School was immediately stripped of its "Academically Acceptable" rating.