Month: January 2017

Westport Police Officers Participate in No Shave Events

#Westport, Connecticut--For the second year in a row, members of the Westport Police Department participated in “No Shave November.”  No Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer awareness and raising funds to support cancer prevention, research, and education. The Officers also donated to Homes with Hope, a Westport based organization dedicated to helping the homeless locally.  For the months of November and December, members of the Westport Police Department grew beards to donate to these two causes. In order to participate, police officers made a donation of $75.00 each which will be broken up between to the two organizations. Chief Koskinas said, “This is a great opportunity to build off of the enthusiasm for No Shave…

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#Fairfield Connecticut--On November 15th 2016, an adult male victim responded to an advertisement on the mobile app “offer up”. "Offer Up" is an Internet app/site where individuals post and purchase items for sale and typically will meet in person to conduct their respective transactions. The victim in this case was attempting to purchase a used iphone 6 from a male who identified himself as screen name John from “Offer Up.”  The victim was directed to Browns Lane in Fairfield by “John”. When the victim arrived he parked his vehicle waiting for John (the seller). He was quickly approached by a male who identified himself as John along with another male suspect carrying a handgun pointing it at the victim stating…

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