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Westport Police Participate in No-Shave November

You may notice that some members of the Westport Police Department are looking a little hairier this month. Several officers in the Westport Police Department, along with thousands of men across the country, are putting down their razors for an entire month and letting their facial hair grow out for “No-Shave November.” The mission of No-Shave November is to grow awareness of cancer and raise funds to support cancer prevention, research, and education.   In support of No-Shave November, Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas has allowed participating officers to bend the grooming regulations and allow normally clean-shaven officers to grow out their beards in exchange for a minimum donation of $50 to Team Westport PD.   As of November 6,…

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Westport News: Disobeying the Signal of an Officer: Elude/Attempt Escape

On 11/04/2018 at approximately 1:45 am, an officer observed a dark-colored sedan 11/04/2018 at approximately 1:45 am, an officer observed a dark-colored sedan traveling southbound on Main Street at an extremely high rate of speed. The officer activated his lights and siren while turning around in an attempt to stop the vehicle, however, the vehicle increased speed and evaded units. The suspect vehicle description was put out to the other patrol units. Another officer observed the suspect vehicle at the intersection of Post Road West and Riverside Avenue traveling at a high rate of speed. It then turned left onto Riverside Avenue before passing other vehicles. The estimated speeds of the vehicle were in excess of 85 mph. The other…

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