Bridgeport Police Sgt. A.S. Floyd woke up Tuesday morning to find his phone filled with more than a dozen messages in various forms. Right away, he had a hunch he knew what the influx was about.

 

And he was correct.

 

Floyd said thanks to the help of the public and the news media, three individuals came in for questioning on their own as suspects in a case involving petit larceny and illegal dumping at The Shepherd’s Corner on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Shepherd’s Corner is a church-based organization that, for years, has provided help for the needy in the Bridgeport community and beyond.

 

Floyd provided Connect-Bridgeport and WDTV with video surveillance images from the alleged crime hoping the public could assist. And that’s exactly what happened.

 

“I probably had 15 to 20 messages waiting for me and they just kept coming,” said Floyd. “They just came in and that’s how we got them. They were the same individuals that I had received information on.”

 

Floyd said not only did the public notice who the individuals were, he said they noticed that there were actually two women pictured as opposed to just a man and a single woman.

 

“The public noticed the third woman. She was an elderly woman and she came in as well,” said Floyd.

 

The crimes that the trio in question allegedly committed are not felonies. However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be consequences.

 

“Arrest warrants are pending,” said Floyd.

 

Although Connect-Bridgeport does not print names of individuals involved in incidents that do not involve felonies, Floyd said at this time the names aren’t being released regardless. He said it’s still early, warrants had not been issued as of the end of the City of Bridgeport Municipal Complex work day and the case is being investigated further.

 

“I absolutely want to thank the public as well as the help we received from the news media on this. It’s phenomenal to see so many members of the community step up to help us solve a case in less than a day,” said Floyd. “For us to work effectively, we’ll always need cooperation from the community and this is a great example of that.”

 

Several churches in Bridgeport financially support and provide volunteer workers for The Shepherd's Corner. According to the Simpson Creek Baptist Church Web site, the Bridgeport Ministerial Association created the Shepherd's Corner in 1974. The mission of the organization is to provide a community resource to dispense food and clothing to the needy.

 

Editor's Note: Top photo shows one of the images used in the case, while Sgt. Floyd is shown with City Clerk Andrea Kerr signing the paperwork required after he was sworn in as a sergeant at a Bridgeport City Council meeting this year.