Westport News: Multiple Charges

#Westport CT--On 09/13/2018 at approximately 1:45 am, an officer observed a vehicle slowly leaving the area of a car dealership lot without its headlights on. The officer attempted to effectuate a motor vehicle stop on Post Road East, but the operator disobeyed the officer’s signal and led the officer on a brief pursuit, which was terminated due to excessive speed. A short while later another officer located two males walking eastbound on Post Road West near where the pursuit had been terminated. They appeared sweaty and disheveled and could not explain their presence in the area. A third officer located the suspect vehicle nearby. A K-9 track led from the suspect vehicle to the location of the two males. The…

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Premiere Hockey & Ice Skating Rinks and Nearly 100 New Apartments coming to Downtown Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim joined city leaders this week to announce the two development proposals chosen in response to the Downtown North Development RFPs for projects on Main Street and Congress Street. Primrose Construction has been selected to create a new housing complex and Park City Ice-Palace LLC Development Group will build a premiere hockey and ice skating training facility. “We are excited in Bridgeport. This part of Downtown is the last piece yearning for development and will now have the type of investment that will recapture the vision we have for Downtown North. What once was serving as a parking lot, will serve the community even better as residential property. And the vacant lot where the Davidson building sits, will be restored…

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On 07/13/2018 at approximately 10:00pm, officers were dispatched to a Westport residence on a report of chemicals that had been sprayed on the victim's backyard garden area from over her property's fence line. The victim arrived home and smelled the strong odor of a chemical on her property. An oily film was observed on her garden plants and her vegetable garden plants. In addition, two portions of her wooden fence were damaged. The Westport Fire Department was called to the scene to investigate the odor and oil-based liquid. The Westport Fire Department was able to determine the substance to be "toxic"; in nature, which could pose a health threat to persons and animals. The incident resulted in over $12,000 in…

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