#Westport CT—The Westport Department of Human Services reminds residents that if they have not done so already, applications for fuel assistance are still being accepted at its office in Town Hall, Room 200, 110 Myrtle Avenue. Eligible Westport residents are encouraged to apply now.
The deadlines are: March 14 if you heat with oil April 29 if you heat with gas or electric
Eligibility Guidelines: A family of two may have an annual gross income of up to $43,327 Asset limits for the State program are $15,000 for homeowners and $12, 000 for renters
Please call 203-341-1050 to schedule an appointment.
On 02/05/16 at approximately 10:15am, Westport Officers responded to a Main Street address to serve an active warrant for William Boland. On 01/23/16, Boland reportedly drove his vehicle into the front of the restaurant Senor Salsa, 221 Post Road West. A witness observed Boland exit the vehicle, then get back in the vehicle and leave the scene. The witness wrote down the license plate number and gave it to the responding Officers. Approximately one week after the incident, the witness positively identified Boland in a photograph line up as the individual who crashed and fled the scene on 01/23/16. Boland wrote and signed a sworn statement denying that he was the operator of the vehicle. Boland posted the $500.00 bond and has a court date in Norwalk on 02/16/2016.
These are some of the warning headlines from the NWS this morning. This will be by far the colds temps we have seen in the last 5-10 years. Heed the warnings… the only good thing is it only lasts for 36 hours and then we will see this polar air exit stage right.
Lots of model agreement and disagreement for the Early week storm. Hopefully by late tonight or early tomorrow we should have a better idea of what will happen.
Stay warm!! Tom and Kevin
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#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 Island Connector. Officer Sember conducted a motor vehicle stop at Greens Farms Rd. and as he approached the car, it sped away traveling westbound on Greens Farms Rd. He then pursued the vehicle as it continued westbound. Officer Perez arrived at Compo Rd. S. and Greens Farms Rd. ahead of the pursuit and deployed stop sticks. However, prior to striking the stop sticks the vehicle pulled over. The two men in the car were positively identified as the ones who were attempting to open up the fraudulent accounts at the Verizon store, and they were subsequently\ arrested.
Taken into custody were:
Sowe, Mamadu Saidu (DOB:04/25/69) of Bronx, NY
Okefor, Anthony Ikenna (DOB:06/24/88) of Bronx NY
SOWE was charged with the following crimes and is being held at Westport Police Department on a
$25,000 bond: Criminal attempt to commit Larceny in 6th degree, Unlawful Reproduction of Credit Card, Identity Theft in the 3rd degree, Criminal Impersonation, Four counts of Forgery in the 2nd degree, Engaging Police in a pursuit
and Reckless Driving
Okefor was charged with the following crimes and is being held at Westport Police Department on
$20,000 bond: Conspiracy to commit Larceny in the 6th Degree, Conspiracy to commit Identity Theft in the 3rd Degree
#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.
Front row : HF, Emma Mikesh, Samantha Schwartz, Kristen Godin, Kady Chappa, Kelsey Bobrow, and Madison Kashetta Back row : Kyle Mikesh, Alex Frawley, Ned Batlin, Tucker Bobrow, Taylor Hawes, and Shannon Connors. Absent from the picture are Ben Call, Kyle Frawley, Nick Kelly, Colleen McCarthy and Logan Rice.
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 on 01/26/2016.
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 very gusty winds and tidal flooding too. Lets be thankful the winds will be coming from the North East and not the South East because then we would have some grave concerns for major flooding.
Time line… Snow starts along the coast Saturday morning around the 6am to 9am time frame, Hartford around 11am or so. This looks to last into the morning on Sunday.
We will post a final snow map later tonight….
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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)
