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Teen Trio Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Chase, Crash In Westport, Trumbull Teen Trio Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Chase, Crash In Westport, Trumbull
Teen Trio Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Chase, Crash In Westport, Trumbull Three teens were nabbed for an alleged armed robbery after a police pursuit, crash, and foot chase in Fairfield County. The arrests occurred in Westport around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18. According to Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas, the department received information from Trumbull Police to be on the lookout for a black Infiniti occupied by three suspects reported to be involved in an armed robbery in Trumbull. The Trumbull Police Department initially spotted and briefly pursued the vehicle. The chief said it was last seen southbound on I-95 near Exit 23. Shortly after…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Nabbed For Westport Hit-Run: Police 21-Year-Old Nabbed For Westport Hit-Run: Police
21-Year-Old Nabbed For Westport Hit-Run: Police A young Connecticut woman has been arrested for a hit-and-run that she committed over a month before, police announced. The Fairfield County crash happened on Saturday, Nov. 25 in Westport, according to the town’s police department. At approximately 8:15 p.m. that day, Alexandra Hamer, age 21, of Westport, was involved in the incident on Saugatuck Avenue near I-95, police said. Though she fled the scene, an investigator was able to obtain dashcam footage of the crash, which allegedly confirmed that she was the perpetrator. A warrant for Hamer’s arrest was issued on Saturday, Dec. 23, a…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Westport PD Slaps Cuffs On Man For Stop & Shop Robbery As He Walks Out Of Jail Westport PD Slaps Cuffs On Man For Stop & Shop Robbery As He Walks Out Of Jail
Westport PD Slaps Cuffs On Man For Stop & Shop Robbery As He Walks Out Of Jail Westport Police slapped the cuffs back on a New Britain man minutes after he walked out of the Bridgeport Correctional Facility after posting bond for a crash that took place in May. Nirav Patel, 29, who was being held for allegedly robbing a bank at the Stop & Shop in Fairfield, was arrested by Westport Police on Monday, Aug. 26, for a crash that took place as he fled from the scene of the robbery, Westport Police said. According to police, officers from the state police, Fairfield and Westport responded to the area of Saugatuck Avenue near I-95 on a report of a single-vehicle crash.&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Asleep In Car At Busy Westport Intersection Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say Man Asleep In Car At Busy Westport Intersection Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say
Man Asleep In Car At Busy Westport Intersection Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say A  man who fell asleep behind the wheel in the middle of a busy intersection was found in possession of marijuana and cocaine, police said. Officers from the Westport Police Department received reports at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, from drivers near the intersection of Treadwell Avenue and Saugatuck Avenue of a motorist that was stopped in the middle of the roadway. Police said that the driver - later identified as Westport resident Cameron Masnayon - did not respond to other motorists’ attempts to get his attention. Upon arrival, officers said that there was traffic going around …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Search Results In Arrests Of Man, Woman Accused Of Dealing Drugs In Westport Search Results In Arrests Of Man, Woman Accused Of Dealing Drugs In Westport
Search Results In Arrests Of Man, Woman Accused Of Dealing Drugs In Westport Three suspects were taken into police custody in Fairfield County after allegedly selling marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia that was could be accessed by minors. Detectives from the Westport Police Department executed a search warrant at a Saugatuck Avenue home on Dec. 11 last year, following a narcotics investigation. According to police, during the search, officers seized marijuana, vape pens, cartridges and drug paraphernalia, which was found to be within reach of minors, and belonged to local residents Josiah Alicea, Alyssa Alicea and Malik Lewis. Police said that investigato…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Stuck Tractor-Trailer Leads To Road Closures In Fairfield County Stuck Tractor-Trailer Leads To Road Closures In Fairfield County
Stuck Tractor-Trailer Leads To Road Closures In Fairfield County A busy area road was temporarily shut down on Sunday night when a tractor-trailer got stuck in the roadway. The tractor-trailer was making a turn onto Saugatuck Avenue off of Sunrise Road in Westport at approximately 7:30 p.m., when the driver got stuck, leading to a temporary road closure as crews unloaded the cargo from the back of the truck. There were no injuries reported, and no other vehicles were involved in the incident. The road was reopened to traffic shortly thereafter 

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by Zak Failla