Month: October 2021

Westport News: Burglary Charges

#Westport CT--On July 11, 2020, at approximately 3:25 a.m., Westport Police officers responded to the Merritt Country Store on Main Street for a burglar alarm activation. The first arriving officers found that the front door had been forced open and that the business had in fact been burglarized. The store’s owner stated that nothing appeared to be missing, but that there was $2,000.00 worth of damage from the forced entry. The officers were able to view surveillance footage which showed two men enter the store and leave about a minute later. At approximately 5:00 a.m. that same morning a police officer in a neighboring community interrupted a burglary in progress and the suspects fled in a small pick-up truck. The…

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Bridgeport Brown Leaf Collection

BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Department of Public Facilities announces brown bag collection has begun in the City of Bridgeport. Residents are reminded that the DPF crew will collect leaves on the same day as their scheduled recycling day. Leaves should be placed in brown paper leaf bags, garbage cans with no lids, or open top cardboard boxes. To be collected, Bridgeport residents must have their desired receptacle at the curbside on their day of recycling pickup by 6am. ADDITIONAL BROWN BAG COLLECTION GUIDELINES: Leaves, brush, and grass clippings are on Connecticut’s list of mandatory recycling items. Do not mix these with garbage. The City of Bridgeport encourages residents to compost at home and mulch your grass clippings into your lawn.Plastic bags, loose…

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