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Fairfield County Man Charged For Failing To Plant Trees, Police Say Fairfield County Man Charged For Failing To Plant Trees, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Charged For Failing To Plant Trees, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly taking $13,000 to buy and plant trees he never bought or planted.  Joseph Esposito Jr. age 53, of Redding, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 15 by Westport Police and charged with larceny. According to Lieutenant David Wolf, of the Westport Police, Esposito was arrested after the department received a complaint that he had taken $13,000 in November 2021 from a Westport resident to buy and plant trees. The work was never performed and despite multiple requests, the deposit was not returned to the complainant, Wolf said. When…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Vehicles Stolen, One House Burglarized In Fairfield County Four Vehicles Stolen, One House Burglarized In Fairfield County
Four Vehicles Stolen, One House Burglarized In Fairfield County Four vehicles were stolen and a home burglarized in Fairfield County overnight. The first incident was reported around 6 a.m., Friday, Aug. 20 when officers responded to a home in Westport in the Compo Beach area of town. An investigation found one or more suspects entered the unlocked home and stole a purse as well as the key fobs for two separate vehicles.  The vehicles were then stolen, said Lieutenant David Wolf of the Westport Police.  As the officers were checking the area, they located an unoccupied Jeep as well as a Toyota 4Runner near the home that was bu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westport Man Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say Westport Man Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say
Westport Man Nabbed With Child Porn, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly having a large amount of child pornography on his home and work computers. Michael Newman, age 65, of Westport, turned himself in to Westport Police on Friday, May 21, for a case that began in December 2020, said Lieutenant David Wolf. According to Wolf, Westport Police receive a tip in December that a town resident was possibly downloading child pornography onto his electronic devices.  The detective investigating the matter was able to determine that the IP address of the devices being utilized to download th…

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by Kathy Reakes