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Uber Eats Driver Injured During Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say Uber Eats Driver Injured During Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say
Uber Eats Driver Injured During Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say An adult and two juveniles were arrested following a carjacking in Fairfield County that left an Uber Eats driver with a severe head injury. The incident took place around 7 p.m., Saturday, March 5 when Westport Police officers responded to the parking lot of 1759 Post Road East on a report of the possible theft of a motor vehicle.  When officers arrived on the scene, they learned a white Hyundai was stolen and that during the theft the owner of the car, a sixty-four-year-old woman, suffered a head injury, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police.  The victim, w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Pushing Woman Out Of Moving Vehicle In Westport Nabbed In Stamford, Police Say Man Accused Of Pushing Woman Out Of Moving Vehicle In Westport Nabbed In Stamford, Police Say
Man Accused Of Pushing Woman Out Of Moving Vehicle In Westport Nabbed In Stamford, Police Say A man who had been on the loose for more than a year after allegedly pushing a woman out of a moving car during an argument is in police custody in Fairfield County. On Jan. 14 last year, a woman reported to police investigators in Westport that she had been involved in an alleged incident with Stamford resident Felipe Hernandez-Villegas while they were traveling together. It is alleged that Hernandez-Villegas became physical with the woman during the verbal argument, pushing her out of the vehicle while traveling on the Sherwood Island Connector in Westport. The woman sustained minor inju…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Stabs Woman In Random Westport Shopping Plaza Attack, Police Say Teen Stabs Woman In Random Westport Shopping Plaza Attack, Police Say
Teen Stabs Woman In Random Westport Shopping Plaza Attack, Police Say An 18-year-old is being held on a $1 million bail after allegedly randomly attacking and stabbing a Greenwich woman while she was sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot. Ellis Tibere, of Guilford, was arrested after a manhunt following the incident that took place around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6, at 1137 Post Road East in Westport, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso. According to Prezioso, the victim, a 33-year-old woman, was sitting in her vehicle, when Tibere, wearing a masking and brandishing a knife, opened her car door and began stabbing her. The victim attempted to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Speeding Motorist Who Nearly Hit Westport PD Car Under Influence Police: Speeding Motorist Who Nearly Hit Westport PD Car Under Influence
Police: Speeding Motorist Who Nearly Hit Westport PD Car Under Influence An alleged drunk driver going nearly 20 mph over the posted speed limit in Westport nearly struck an officer on patrol during a late night ride, according to the Westport Police Department. An officer conducting speed patrol at approximately 12:30 a.m. on March 24 on the Sherwood Island Connector spotted a vehicle traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone, and when it passed the police car, which was parked in the shoulder, the driver traveled over the fog line, nearly striking the vehicle, police said. The officer proceeded to stop the driver, Bridgeport resident Michael Tayler, 41, and during the…

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by Zak Failla
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Shelton Man Nabbed For DWI On Sherwood Island Connector Shelton Man Nabbed For DWI On Sherwood Island Connector
Shelton Man Nabbed For DWI On Sherwood Island Connector A drunken driving arrest was made early Sunday morning on the Sherwood Island Connector, Westport police said. At about 2 a.m. on Feb. 4, police officers were dispatched on a report of a vehicle operating erratically and crossing multiple lanes of travel.  The vehicle was observed traveling westbound on Greens Farms Road. It traveled through the intersection with Hillspoint Road without stopping for the stop sign.  A motor vehicle stop was conducted and the operator was identified as Luca Dore, 44, of Shelton, CT, according to police reports. Dore appeared to be intoxicated and was asked…

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by Jon Craig