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Man Nabbed For Enticing Westport Minors For Sex, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been charged with enticing a minor with computer service for sex after meeting with three people, including a 14-year-old online at a parking lot.
The incident took place in Westport in Feb. 2022 in the parking lot at 397 Post Road East.
On Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, Westport Police were notified of a YouTube video showing four people recording in the parking lot of 397 Post Rd East. Three of the four people in the video had allegedly been communicating with the fourth, identified as Paul Sastrum, age 36, of Stratford, via online chat, said Lt. Eric Woods,…
Fairfield County Man, 76, Charged With Possession Of Child Porn, Police Say
A 76-year-old Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly possessing child pornography.
John Minehan of Westport turned himself in to the police on Monday, Nov. 28, following an investigation into a cyber tip, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police.
According to Woods, on Monday, Aug. 15, Westport Police initiated an investigation into the possession of suspected child pornography by a resident after receiving a cyber tip from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The images contained in the tip were confirmed child pornography and the suppl…
Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found By CT State Police
A missing Hudson Valley woman has been found by the Connecticut State Police.
Putnam County resident Catherine Tully, age 83, of Patterson, was reported missing by Westport Police in Connecticut on Monday, Nov. 14, after her car was tracked at one point to the Weston Road area of the city, said Lt. Jillian Cabana, of the Westport Police.
Family members responded to Westport when Tully failed to return home to New York after she left her around 2 p.m., and was tracked to Westport, Cabana said.
The department issued a Silver Alert for Tully's 2017 Toyota Rav 4, saying she was last known…
3 Taken Into Custody, Including Man With Nunchucks, After Westport Traffic Stop
Three men were arrested following a traffic stop in Fairfield County in which the driver was charged with having drug paraphernalia, homemade nunchucks, and failure to appear.
The incident took place in Westport on Wednesday, Oct. 12 around 8:30 p.m.
According to Lt. David Wolf of the Westport Police, an officer on routine patrol pulled a car over for a motor vehicle violation in the area of 379 Post Road East.
The driver, identified as Juan Velasco, age 40, of Bridgeport, reportedly admitted that his license was currently suspended and that the car he was driving was not…
