State cops: Elusive 120 mph driver’s route included Westport
Speeding 20-year-old New Jersey man evaded police tracking him from Bridgeport through Westport and back to Bridgeport, according to troopers.
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Crime statistics ’22: Juvenile offenders a significant factor in uptick
Westport had increase in several major crime categories, while others fell, as statewide figures show overall decline in violent crimes.
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Traffic advisory: T-Day runners to flock to local streets
Pequot Runners’ annual Thanksgiving race follows a course through Westport, and police warn of road closures and traffic delays Thursday morning.
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Brush fire off Wilton Road doused
Smoky blaze extinguished before reaching nearby structures.
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Police ask donations for ‘Holiday Toy Drive’
New toys and cash donations will help Westport’s men and women in blue assist Christmastime’s man in red make holidays brighter for children in need.
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Update: Missing Westport teen found in NYC, reunited with family
Maxwell Yeater, first reported missing at the Newman Poses Preserve on Saturday, located at a New York City library Sunday.
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Update: Missing man found and reunited with family
Todd Patrick Ford, last seen leaving his Canal Street home Tuesday, was located Friday afternoon, police said.
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Years in the making, RTM passes public safety review board
Oversight moves from first selectperson’s panel to permanent town body with unanimous support, in sharp contrast from earlier versions.
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Donations sought for ‘Share the Warmth’ winter clothing drive
Firefighters organizing local collection of coats and other cold-weather clothes for donation to Bridgeport Rescue Mission.
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Police: Driver in Saugatuck Avenue collision was DUI
Suspect was also following too closely when the rear-end accident took place, police said.
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Riverside house fire quickly doused by firefighters
A resident suffered burned hands trying to extinguish the flames before fire crews arrived.
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Police: Man charged with school burglary, vandalism at RR depot
Incidents at Greens Farms Academy and Greens Farms Railroad Station both took place early Nov. 3, police said.
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Police: NJ man tracked down after fleeing home break-in
Suspect was scared off by alarm triggered at a Tranquility Lane home, but his van was identified by a police license plate reader, leading to his eventual arrest, according to the report.
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Police: NY woman caught trying to burglarize local home
Suspect awakened sleeping Wakenor Road resident by rummaging through kitchen, police said.
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Police: Tip helped track down man accused of stealing purse
Suspect, who allegedly stole a purse from woman’s unlocked car, was located in Bridgeport by regional task force officer acting on information relayed from tipster, police said.
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Police: Man violated protective order after domestic violence
Suspect allegedly tried to contact local victim despite being ordered not to, police said.
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Police: Man driving from Compo Beach was impaired
Suspect allegedly was seen stumbling around parking lot before driving away while lacking a valid license, police said.
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On the record: GOP P&Z candidates on ‘due process’
Statement issued by four Republicans seeking Planning and Zoning Commission seats in Nov. 7 election on “high-profile applications.”
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Police: Man threatened bottle-breaking teens with gun
Suspect allegedly confronted youths playing “game” to determine if bottles would break or bounce on the road in front of his home.
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Police: Fake trick-or-treater tried to break into home
Suspect was detected allegedly trying to enter a local home by the owner’s security cameras, police said.
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Scarice: Officials probed ‘appalling, distressing video’
While specific threats to Jewish targets could not be substantiated, the schools chief called the student-made video that circulated on social media “disturbing” and “painful.”
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Treadwell house fire doused swiftly by firefighters
Smoky blaze discovered when resident returned home Friday afternoon.
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Traffic task force reports progress, takes public input
Urgent pleas from people concerned about speeding in their neighborhoods.
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Unwanted prescription drugs collected Saturday
Westport’s collection, planned in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, aims to reduce the number of drug overdoses.
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Police: Three teens caught trying to break into cars
One involved in the Sunday incident, an 18-year-old from Meriden, has been charged as an adult. Two others, 17 and 16 years old, face the same allegations as juveniles.
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Six juveniles face multiple charges after Monday car-theft spree
Like three adults also allegedly involved in the scheme, the six juveniles face a series of criminal charges in aftermath of chaotic attempts to escape apprehension.
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Three men face litany of charges after car-theft chaos
The trio is among nine suspects facing charges — the rest are juveniles — in connection with chases through town Monday after they were spotted trying to break into and steal cars.
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Search suspended for man missing from sunken fishing boat
The active search was called off late Monday after the body of a companion was recovered earlier in the day. Three others were rescued Sunday when their vessel sank off Cockenoe Island.
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Body recovered after boat sinks, another still missing
Man from Suffern, N.Y., still missing after small boat with five aboard sank near Cockenoe Island.
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Nine car-theft, burglary suspects arrested after wild chases Monday
Police officer injured in crash, the chief involved in another accident, as adult and juvenile suspects were apprehended Monday in scenes described by an RTM member as “a high-speed chase from ‘Kojack.’ ”
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Traffic alert: Streets closed Wednesday for Halloween parade
Streets downtown will be closed to traffic several hours for the annual children’s event.
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Police: Man charged after domestic incident
After trespassing into local residence, suspect was disorderly, police said.
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Update: Search resumes Monday for men missing after boat sank
Two New York men sought after their fishing boat went down off Cockenoe Island on Sunday, while three rescued companions have been released from hospital.
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Three rescued, two missing after boat sinks Sunday off Cockenoe Island
Search continuing after one man was found clinging to a buoy and two others were pulled from the water during blustery afternoon on Long Island Sound.
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Forum set Oct. 26 on traffic, pedestrian safety
Officials will give update on steps taken as recommended by townwide survey earlier this year, as well as hear public comments on related topics.
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Police make third arrest in Bayberry Lane carjacking
Waterbury man held on $500,000 bond. Police say their investigation is complete.
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Zoners might make new vape shops go up in smoke
Planning and Zoning members differ on whether town should extinguish such shops.
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Forum on emergency preparedness set Oct. 18
Woman who campaigned for establishment of “National Preparedness Month” after her son died in the 9/11 terror attacks to speak at Westport Library.
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Traffic advisory: Downtown streets closed for ‘Westoberfest’
Drivers advised to avoid several streets for duration of Saturday event on Elm Street.
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Police: New Yorker charged with burglarizing local business
Suspect charged with break-in and theft at Westport Auto Craft last year.
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