Category: Westport

#Westport CT–On Tuesday September 19, 2017 at approximately 3:42pm, patrol units were dispatched to Trader Joe’s, 400 Post Road East, on a complaint that an individual made a purchase using what was identified by store employees as a counterfeit $100.00 bill. The store was alerted to males passing counterfeit bills earlier on this same date at other Trader Joe’s locations in southern Connecticut. The suspect, later identified as Jamel D. Greene, purchased soap with the counterfeit bill, receiving currency in the amount of $88.87 as change. Store staff had seen Greene in the company of at least one other male while in the store, later identified as Patmore Proctor. Store employees were able to provide a description of both suspects to responding officers. Proctor was located at the nearby CVS store attempting to make a purchase and upon
contact with officers was attempting to conceal (2) counterfeit $100.00 bills in his wallet.

 

Greene was also located by responding officers and upon initial contact refused commands to remove his hands from his pockets. He then attempted to resist being placed in handcuffs by officers. Found on his person was an additional counterfeit $100.00 bill. Both Greene and Proctor had various currency in small denominations on their persons consistent with the crime of passing large denomination counterfeit bills in exchange for valid currency. Greene was charged with 2 counts of Forgery 1 st Degree, Larceny 6 th Degree, Interfering with an Officer, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 th Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 1 st Degree. Proctor was charged with 2 counts of Forgery 1 st Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 1 st Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 th Degree. Bond was set at $5000.00 for both.

(Westport Police Press Release)

 

 

#Westport CT–Suspect John Mech was wanted by the Westport Police Department for the charges of Larceny 3 rd and Home Improvement violations stemming from a 2012 incident where Mech, during the Hurricane Sandy post clean up, was offering to sell and install electric generators at various residences throughout Fairfield County. Mech accepted a down payment of $6,000 with the balance of the $9,750 due upon completion from the victim of this incident. Over the next several months, Mech failed to provide the victim a generator or perform any installation. After repeated attempts to resolve the issue with Mech, the victim filed a police report and asubsequent arrest warrant was issued for Mech in December of 2013. In addition, Mech had outstanding warrants from Monroe PD and Stamford PD (Extraditable warrant) for the same
scam in differing amounts of loss from the various victims. After the warrants were active, Mech appeared to have fled the state to avoid prosecution.

 

On September 15 th , 2017, Mech was taken into custody in Seaside Oregon after being stopped by local wildlife / game control for an illegal fishing violation. Upon researching his true identity, Mech was positively identified and the extraditable warrant was verified. Mech was taken into custody in Seaside Oregon by Oregon State Police and later transported back to CT by Stamford Police for 6 counts of Larceny 3 rd and 4 counts of Home Improvement Violations. Mech was held on a $55,000 bond from the Stamford Police incident and detained by Department Of Corrections. On September 21 st , 2017, Mech was processed for the Westport Police arrest warrant while appearing at Norwalk Superior Court for the charges of Larceny in the 3 rd Degree and Home Improvement Violation. Mech was given a court appearance date of 10/02/17 and
held on Westport PD’s $10,000 bond. Mech was returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections and is currently detained in Bridgeport Correctional Center (BCC) on a total of
$61,000 in bonds.

(Westport Police Press Release)

 

#Westport, CT – Elaine Daignault, Director of the Department of Human Services announces the return of the American Job Center Southwest’s (formerly known as CTWorks) Career Coach at Westport Town Hall.  On Thursday, October 12, the Coach will offer a beginner’s class in Microsoft Excel 2013 from 10 a.m. – noon, followed by an intermediate class in Excel 2013 from 1 – 3 p.m.  The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area.  The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities.

 

Area residents interested in registering should contact the Westport Department of Human Services at 203-341-1050 or via e-mail at humansrv@westportct.gov.   For more information, including the current Career Coach schedule, check the website for American Job Center Southwest at http://www.ajcswct.com.

Ms. Daignault stated, “I hope that by offering the American Job Center Southwest’s Career Coach in the Westport area, many residents who wish to improve their computer skills will find it convenient and useful in pursuing their personal goals.”

 

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#Westport, CT – The Westport Police Department and Westport Youth Services are seeking interested students in grades 8 & 9 to join the second year of the Westport Police-Youth Club. The club was established last fall with a goal to encourage and foster a better understanding between Westport Police and Westport Youth.  Seek Students in Grades 8 & 9

Funded through a grant award from the CT Office of Policy and Management and its Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, the club will include monthly meetings, team building, and community service opportunities for youth and Westport police officers to work side by side. By bringing students and police together in a non-enforcement capacity for meaningful discussion, the group hopes to continue building off the success of the first year. Together we can further strengthen a healthy community with a foundation of mutual respect.

Space for the program is limited and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Permission slips are available on the Town website (www.westportct.gov) under Youth Services or www.westportct.gov/yc-permission-slip.

Please contact Kevin Godburn at kgodburn@westportct.gov (203-341-1155) or Sergeant Sereniti Dobson at sdobson@westportct.gov with any questions.

(Westport Police Press Release)

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Southport Galleries presents Abstract Women, a lively exhibition of contemporary paintings with selective works by six leading edge, female artists with strong local roots: Katherine Evans, Katy Ferrarone,  Ellen Hermanos, Beth Munro, Kim Romero, Helen Werngren.  The exhibit runs from October 20 – November 18.

Curatorial Director Philip Eliasoph cites the famous words of artist, Georgia O’Keeffe: ‘I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other — things I had no words for.’  “It is in that spirit we present the talented voices of these women addressing today’s trending styles in contemporary art, with six signature variations,” continues Dr. Eliasoph.

 

Southport Galleries Co-Directors Sissy Biggers and Jennifer Cargill invite patrons to compare and contrast how each artist is navigating her own set of painterly approaches ranging from images of harmoniously colorful hues, delicately rendered compositions to bright interwoven angles searching beyond the frame. The exhibit surveys original artistic approaches, which reveal each artist’s visual journey and feminine points of view.

 

“We invite collectors, home designers and art lovers to this fall cornucopia of fresh, off-the-easel paintings,” says Jennifer Cargill. “Come join us to experience these indisputably ‘now’ contemporary works.”

 

In collaboration with the Pequot Library’s annual Art Show week, Southport Galleries will host a special opening reception on Friday, October 20^th, 5-8PM which will benefit the library’s programs and outreach. Free and open to the public.

Southport Galleries, 330 Pequot Avenue, Southport. www.southportgalleries.com 203-292-6124. Open Wednesday– Saturday, 11AM – 4PM.  Always by appointment: info@southportgalleries.com

 

4:33pm #Westport CT #cttraffic A multi-car accident happened at exit 18 southbound. As of now a car is still in the middle of the highway, causing heavy traffic