Month: October 2016

Westport News: Identity Theft/Forgery Arrest

On October 12, 2016, a Westport PD Detective was in the area of Post Rd E and Bulkley Ave investigating an unrelated incident when he noticed a silver vehicle bearing out of state plates. The detective watched the vehicle and its occupants from a distance and observed the passengers exit the vehicle and walk one direction while the vehicle began to drive away in another direction. This heightened the suspicion and other units responded to the area. All three occupants were eventually stopped and an investigation was initiated. All three parties had different stories as to their purpose in Westport that we could not corroborate. Through the investigation, a total of eight (14) checks totaling over $74,000.00 was seized from…

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Bridgeport News: 2 Shot On Hudson Street

Bridgeport Police UPDATE: At approximately 2017 hours last night, PO Smith was on patrol and reported shots fired in the area of Capitol Avenue/ Hudson Street. PO Smith observed a Nissan Pathfinder fleeing the scene and attempted to stop this vehicle. The operator of the vehicle refused to stop for the officer and bailed out of the moving vehicle on Main Street near Salem Street. The vehicle continued to roll, unoccupied for several hundred feet and came to rest along the curb.   The driver eluded capture. Two gunshot victims, a man and a woman, were located in front of 60 Hudson Street. The male victim sustained a serious gunshot wound to his left leg and a graze wound to…

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