#Westport CT-- On Thursday, January 28, 2016, Westport Police Officers responded to 385 Post Rd. E. (Wireless Zone) on a report that two males were in the store attempting to open accounts using fraudulent identifications. The complainant advised that once they began to question the authenticity of the identifying documents (out of state driver’s license), the two suspects quickly exited the store. Officers responded to Verizon to begin the investigation, while other Officers began checking the area for the suspects. An Officer at the store broadcasted a vehicle description and license plate of a car that the men were seen leaving in. Officer Shawn Sember was in the area of Post Rd. E. and Sherwood Island Connector when he observed the vehicle turning southbound onto the Sherwood…
Westport PAL Scholarship Presentation
#Westport CT--The Westport Police Athletic League presented their annual Ellis Family and Melissa & Doug Bernstein college scholarships at Westport Police HQ on January 5th 2016. [caption id="attachment_45856" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Front row : HF, Emma Mikesh, Samantha Schwartz, Kristen Godin, Kady Chappa,Kelsey Bobrow, and Madison Kashetta Back row : Kyle Mikesh, Alex Frawley, NedBatlin, Tucker Bobrow, Taylor Hawes, and Shannon Connors.Absent from the picture are Ben Call, Kyle Frawley, Nick Kelly, Colleen McCarthy andLogan Rice.[/caption]
Package Thief Turns Himself In
On 01/15/16, Sidney Nelson turned himself in on an active warrant held by the Westport Police for the charges listed above. Nelson was employed by a construction company doing work in Westport in December, 2015. While working in town, Nelson’s vehicle was recorded from home surveillance in the driveway of a residence that packages were taken from. Westport Detectives were able to track down Nelson and interview him regarding the video. Nelson confessed to the theft of packages and further admitted to multiple other package thefts in Westport and Fairfield. Nelson was charged with Larceny 5th degree as the total of the items stolen in Westport was $810.00. Fairfield Police are continuing to investigate the matter. Nelson posted the $5,000.00 bond and has a court date in Norwalk…
Video Radar Update 2pm Saturday
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Updated Snow Map
A move North... just as we thought all along!! As you can see we have posted a updated snow map.. It is not that far off from our first call map from the other day. We felt all along this storm was going to move back North. Does it have a chance to move south again?? Yes but we are sticking to our guns. The only real change was for the NW Hills.. you might be left out of this storm but on the other hand a slight move more to the north and you are back in the game! This is going to be a coastal snow storm and we just dont just mean snow we are talking…
I-95 Rollover
3:20pm--#cttraffic---#Westport CT-- A rollover accident I-95 southbound under the Sherwood Island overpass near exit 18 in the left break down lane. First responders arriving on scene.
The Westport Fire Department responded to a Federal Express tractor trailer fire on I-95 North Exit 18 to 19 at 0524 hrs this morning. The driver of the tractor trailer was notified by another truck operator via CB radio of a fire around his right rear tire. The Fed Ex driver pulled over to the side of the road and attempted to put the fire out. The tire exploded and the fire extended to the trailer portion and storage area. Westport Fire Fighters extinguished the fire and were assisted by Fairfield Fire Fighters removing packages from the trailer and making sure all the fire was extinguished. The last Fire Fighting unit cleared the scene at 6:22am.(Westport Fire Department Press Release)
Westport Man Arrested On Fake Perscriptions
#Westport CT--On 12/29/15, Mark Simonetti turned himself in on an active warrant for his arrest stemming from an investigation performed in November, 2015. The accused reportedly used fake written prescriptions he created himself to obtain controlled narcotics at a Walgreens in Bridgeport CT 33 times from August 2014 to October 2015. The accused mimicked the prescription pad from Dr Singer’s office in Westport. He was released on a $50,000 court issued bond and given a court date of 01/07/2016 in Norwalk. (Westport Police Press Release)
Indie Bands Coming To Westport
#Westport CT--Toquet Hall Teen Center is excited to welcome Nashville based singer/guitarist, firekid, on Friday, January 15 with Pizza Dust and The Foresters. Dillon Hodges, aka firekid, has been earning critical acclaim for his unique blend of indie-rock, bluegrass, and electronic music. A style he dubs, “metropolitan mountain music”, the young Hodges has been touring in support of his self-titled debut LP, “firekid”, released this past September by Atlantic Records. His hit single, “Magic Mountain” can be heard in regular rotation on Sirius XM Alt Nation, even landing on their Alt18 list. Supporting firekid on the show will be local bands, Pizza Dust and The Foresters. The rock/alternative Pizza Dust is composed of talented SHS seniors, Alejandro Hervella, Jimmy Kavetas, Halley Jonas, Tristan Zauls, and Sean Porio.…
Westport News: Ouch!
10:09pm--#Westport CT-- EMS responds to Hogan Trail for a resident who fell and has a object lodged in his neck according to radio reports. This report is made possible by: