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Man With Active Warrants Caused Disturbance At Westport Restaurant, Police Say Man With Active Warrants Caused Disturbance At Westport Restaurant, Police Say
Man With Active Warrants Caused Disturbance At Westport Restaurant, Police Say A man who was wanted on outstanding warrants from Amtrak Police in New Haven was arrested after he allegedly created a disturbance at a Westport restaurant. Police were called to the restaurant June 18 where the man was reportedly yelling at people inside, and when they got there the man had already left,  according to Westport Police. Employees provided a description and police were able to locate Glenn Rawls on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Memorial Bridge, said the report. Police learned Rawls had a warrant out of New York City for fourth-degree grand larceny and two active arrest warr…

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by Donna Christopher
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New Charges For Man Accused Of Leaving Decapitated Chickens In Westport New Charges For Man Accused Of Leaving Decapitated Chickens In Westport
New Charges For Man Accused Of Leaving Decapitated Chickens In Westport The 48-year-old man facing charges for dumping headless chickens in a box in the front yard of a Fairfield County home is facing new charges, police said. In March and April, four packages containing headless chickens were left in the yard of a Franklin Street residence in Westport. On April 13, the victim reported to investigators that another box had been left on the property and the suspect fled on foot. Officers were able to track down Ajamu Obataiye of New York City at the Saugatuck Train Station and taken into custody. An arrest warrant application for Obataiye for the previous f…

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by Zak Failla
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Contractor From Westport Accused Of Taking Money For Uncompleted Work In Wilton Contractor From Westport Accused Of Taking Money For Uncompleted Work In Wilton
Contractor From Westport Accused Of Taking Money For Uncompleted Work In Wilton An area contractor has been arrested for allegedly taking money for work and then never completing the job. Krystian Lorek, 37, of  Westport, was arrested Monday, May 6, by Wilton Police on an active arrest warrant for consumer related charges.  The owner of Lorek General Contracting in Westport, had been contracted for construction work and took money for work that was not completed, said Wilton Lt. Robert Kluk. Lorek was charged with violation of a home improvement contract, larceny over $25,000, and numerous contracting-related charges, said Kluk.  He is being …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westport Man Gropes, Sexually Abuses Uber Driver, Police Say Westport Man Gropes, Sexually Abuses Uber Driver, Police Say
Westport Man Gropes, Sexually Abuses Uber Driver, Police Say A man was tracked down by police after he allegedly groped and sexually assaulted a Uber driver in Fairfield County.Officers were dispatched to a gas station in Westport on what initially was reported as an armed robbery of a Uber driver on Wednesday, June 20 at approximately 1 a.m. Upon arrival, officers learned the Uber driver pulled into the gas station after being sexually assaulted by a passenger,  Westport Police said.  The passenger had been picked up at the Greens Farms train station. Shortly after entering the vehicle, the suspect made sexually explicit comments to the victim and g…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Video Catches Woman Stealing Wallet From Westport Restaurant Employee Video Catches Woman Stealing Wallet From Westport Restaurant Employee
Video Catches Woman Stealing Wallet From Westport Restaurant Employee A 27-year-old woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant more than two months after she was caught on surveillance video taking the wallet of a restaurant employee in Westport, police said. Jaquisha Bridgeforth, 27, of Bridgeport, was observed on surveillance video taking the wallet from the coat pocket of the employee on March 14. Officers later learned she took the wallet and threw it in the garbage after leaving the restaurant, police said. The investigating officer submitted a warrant application for her arrest, which was later granted.  Bridgeforth was arrested at Norwalk Court Tues…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Who Pulls Off Merritt Parkway Caught With Loaded BB Gun, Police Say Man Who Pulls Off Merritt Parkway Caught With Loaded BB Gun, Police Say
Man Who Pulls Off Merritt Parkway Caught With Loaded BB Gun, Police Say A routine traffic stop led to a weapons charge for a 20-year-old who ran a red light with a BB gun in the back seat in New Canaan. An officer from the New Canaan Police Department on patrol at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning spotted a vehicle traveling off exit 36 of the Merritt Parkway fail to obey a red light, turning right without making a complete stop before turning south onto Old Stamford Road, prompting the traffic stop. During the stop, the officer said that while speaking with the driver, Stamford resident Jeffrey Beltran, he observed the black grip of a handgun in the b…

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by Zak Failla
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Westport Moving Scam Suspect Extradited To Connecticut From New York Westport Moving Scam Suspect Extradited To Connecticut From New York
Westport Moving Scam Suspect Extradited To Connecticut From New York A lengthy investigation led to the arrest of a man that allegedly orchestrated an elaborate scheme to scam someone moving from Westport to California, who has been extradited to Connecticut to face charges. The Westport Police Department received a report on Aug. 16 last year from a resident in California who had contracted with a moving company in Brooklyn to move her possessions from her former Westport residence to her new home on the west coast. Police said that the woman reported to investigators that her property never arrived in California, and had been unable to reach the moving com…

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by Zak Failla
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Inmate Faces Additional Charges For New Canaan Fourth Of July Burglaries Inmate Faces Additional Charges For New Canaan Fourth Of July Burglaries
Inmate Faces Additional Charges For New Canaan Fourth Of July Burglaries An inmate already in custody in Connecticut is facing additional charges after a police investigation tied him to a string of auto larcenies last summer. Investigators from the New Canaan Police Department were in Norwalk Court on Thursday to serve an active arrest warrant on Vanshawne Wheeler, who is currently incarcerated for unknown charges. Police said that Wheeler committed 11 larcenies from motor vehicles overnight on the Fourth of July last year. Investigators responded the following day to process the vehicles that had been entered, collecting DNA samples that were submitted to the …

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Charged With Stealing Clothes From Westport Merchant Woman Charged With Stealing Clothes From Westport Merchant
Woman Charged With Stealing Clothes From Westport Merchant A Hudson Valley woman involved in a clothing theft scheme in Fairfield County turned herself in after a warrant was issued for her arrest, according to Westport Police. In October, a woman stole more than $300 in clothing from a downtown merchant. A second woman later entered the store and returned the stolen items and received a gift card for the items’ value. The woman returning the items provided the store employee their name, Kathy Deacon, police said.  The investigation later determined the suspect who returned the stolen items was Kathy Deacon, 65, of Hyde Park in Dutchess County and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Assaulted In Westport Dispute Over Money Woman Assaulted In Westport Dispute Over Money
Woman Assaulted In Westport Dispute Over Money A pair of women from Bridgeport allegedly assaulted a third woman in a Westport parking lot following a dispute over money, according to a Westport-News report. The victim reportedly left work on Jan. 25, when she was allegedly approached by 19-year-old Dulces Rios-Melendez and a Naomi Torres, 20, who were waiting for her at her vehicle. The report states that Rios-Melendez and her victim began arguing over a money issue before striking her several times. The report states that Torres served as a “lookout” for Rios-Melendez, “encouraging the striking.” When her victim took out a cell phone …

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by Zak Failla