Merritt Crash
3:37pm--#cttraffic #Westport CT-- A classic car and a silver SUV tangled on the Merritt Parkway at exit 42. Two people in the red classic car were sent to the hospital.
Westport News: Scaffold Collapse
3:34pm--Westport CT-- The Westport Fire Department responded to a scaffold collapse with two construction works injured at the Bedford Square construction site. Two construction works were getting setup on the 2nd floor to cut steel as part of the ongoing renovations and construction at 52 Post Road East as part of the project when the scaffold they were using tipped over. One worker was on the scaffold and the other was hit by it; both suffered non-life threating leg injuries. Westport EMS and Police also responded providing primary patient care while firefighters used ropes and rigging to set up a lowering system to remove the two construction workers from the 2nd floor of building. Both construction workers were transported…
I-95 Pursuit
9:30pm--#cttraffic--#Westport CT-- A police pursuit with State Police ends after I-95 northbound is shutdown at exit 17 and troopers box the driver in. Unknown what the driver is wanted for at this time but you know their charges just got a lot more serious!
Westport News: Check Forgery
On Friday August 14th, 2015 David Reichard (age 26) turned herself into the Westport Police Department after learning that there was a warrant for his arrest. The arrest warrant for Reichard stems from a bad check complaint received from First County Bank back in May 2015. From the complaint received it is alleged that Reichard deposited a check for $3960.00 into his bank account which was forged. The investigation by the Westport Police Department Detective Bureau revealed that the victim, Monroe Muffler of Monroe Connecticut had reported its business account compromised months earlier and that the suspect had who is not known to them had forged the check and attempted to receive money from their account. Arrested was David Reichard (age 26) of Stamford Connecticut Reichard was charged with…
Westport News: Contractor Shows Porn To Kids
On Friday August 14th, 2015 Westport Police Officers responded to a complaint at a local residence where it was reported that an employee for a contractor had allegedly shown a juvenile a pornographic video on his cell phone. During the course of the investigation it was learned that the employee had entered a room where both children were playing and had shown the child the pornographic video. The children (ages 8 and 6) immediately reported the incident to their mother. Prior to our arrival the contractor who had been notified of the incident by the mother, had called all of his employees together and the suspect was identified. Arrested was Luis Guevara (age 37) of Stamford Connecticut Guevara was charged with Risk…
Westport News: 911 Assists Choking Victim
12:55pm--#Westport CT-- How about some likes for the 911 call taker in Westport who gave over the phone instruction and helped dislodge an item from a choking patient on Turkey Hill South! I'm told they are all emergency medical dispatchers. Great job! This report sponsored by:
Southwest Community Health Center Serves Our Community
The Southwest Community Heath Center on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport conducted a health care fair today after being rained out yesterday. I had a chance to talk to Samuel Diaz III about their services. Their goal today was to raise about the services the offer the community whether it be health or dental care. Southwest services all of the greater Bridgeport area (Fairfield and Stratford) and accepts most health insurance including all state insurance like Husky and Medicare and have assistance in signing people up with Access Health CT. Sliding fee scales and financing are available for those. They have locations throughout the area. Contact Southwest Community Health Center at 203.330.6000 or at http://www.swchc.org/
I-95 Crash
1:00pm--#cttraffic--#Westport CT-- A crash in the right break down lane on I-95 northbound near exit 18 is causing delays.
Westport’s New Parks Director
Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe announced today that Jennifer A. Fava has been appointed the Parks & Recreation Director for the Town of Westport. Ms. Fava will assume her duties effective September 1, 2015. She replaces former Parks & Recreation Director Stuart McCarthy who retired on June 1. Until recently, Ms. Fava served for three years as the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation in the Town of North Hempstead in New Hyde Park, N.Y. where she managed a work force of 385 full and part-time employees and oversaw an operating budget three times larger than Westport’s Parks & Recreation budget. She managed the maintenance, operations and improvements of 53 park facilities (approx. 900 acres) including golf courses, a marina, the Clark Botanical Garden, multiple aquatic facilities,…
Westport Firefighter To Fight California Wildfires
A Westport Firefighter left yesterday for Northern California to assist with the wildfires after Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. Assistant Chief Michael Kronick is joining the 20-person fire crew from the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew that is part of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The D.E.E.P. maintains a roster of staff and personnel from local fire departments who are certified to fight wildfires, which in turn allows Connecticut to participate in a reciprocal aid program operated by the U.S. Forest Service. A.C. Kronick was last deployed in 2013 to assist Canada with a stubborn fire in the Northern Province of Quebec; he has also been deployed out West several times before. Please join the Westport Fire Department in wishing a safe return of A.C.…