Westport News: Smoke in Health Care Center
6:40pm--#Westport CT-- Report of smoke in a room in the Riverside Building at Westport Healthcare at 1 Burr Road. They have NOT evacuated at this time. This report is made possible by:
Westport News: Veteran Tax Exemptions
The Assessor’s Office reminds all veterans (or widows/widowers of veterans) who have served during an active period of war for at least 90 days and have received an honorable discharge, to file their DD-214 in the Town Clerk’s Office prior to Oct. 1, 2015. The exemption is $6,000 off an assessment and will be reflected in the July 2016 tax bill. Veterans who have already filed and are receiving an exemption do not need to re-file. The Town of Westport also offers a local option for an additional $20,000 off an assessment. Note that this is an income qualifying program. Maximum income is $59,600 for a single veteran and $67,200 for a married veteran. Applications for this program are accepted prior to Oct. 1, 2015. A…
Westport News: Embezzlement Charges
#Westport CT--On Tuesday September 8th, 2015 Tran Huynh-Storch (age 36) turned herself into the Westport Police Department after learning that there was a warrant for her arrest. The arrest warrant for Huynh-Storch stems from a larceny complaint received from her employer back in February 2015. The criminal complaint was investigated by the Westport Police Department Detective Bureau. From the complaint received it is alleged that Huynh-Storch, an employee of the Post Road East business, had embezzled over $71,000.00 by double paying herself in her paycheck and direct depositing money between July 15th 2011 and January 2015. Arrested was Tran Huynh-Storch (age 36) of Fairfield Connecticut Tran Huynh-Storch was charged with Larceny 1st degree C.G.S 53a-122 Tran Huynh-Storch posted $75,000.00 bond and was issued a court date of September 23rd, 2015.…
I-95 Crash
7:11pm--#cttraffic--#Westport CT--Traffic on I-95 northbound near exit 18 is not as bad as expected after a rollover crash. Two children were in the car, no injuries reported but EMS was sent to evaluate. Its always first on DoingItLocal!
Westport News: Water Rescue
On 09/05/2015 at approximately 1120 hrs the Westport Police Marine Division received a VHF distress call regarding a capsized vessel with three (3) people in the waters east of Cockenoe Island. Marine Officer Brendan Fearon and Detective Serenity Dobson responded to the area in Marine Unit 2 and located three adult males floating in the water separated from their vessel. All three men were pulled from the water onto the police boat and found to be in good health. All were wearing life jackets at the time their boat tipped over. Their boat, an 18’ canoe, was recovered and towed to Compo Marina. The three men had been fishing and capsized in the choppy waters. They reported they were in the water for 15 minutes before a…
BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY TIPS FROM THE WESTPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Westport, CT) - With the Westport Public Schools beginning on August 27th 2015, the Westport Police Department has stepped up it enforcement efforts targeting traffic violators in school zones with a “Back to School” enforcement and education campaign, focusing on traffic safety in and around the school zones. Westport Officers will be targeting drivers who are using cell phones and speeding in school zones, as well as disregarding School Bus Signals in Westport. “During this time of year the Westport Police Department focuses on protecting children from motorists who disregard the law, especially around school zones and bus stops where they congregate” said Captain Sam Arciola. “The long summer break has allowed drivers to forget that they will soon be sharing the roads with School Buses…
Merritt Crash
3:37pm--#cttraffic #Westport CT-- A classic car and a silver SUV tangled on the Merritt Parkway at exit 42. Two people in the red classic car were sent to the hospital.
Westport News: Scaffold Collapse
3:34pm--Westport CT-- The Westport Fire Department responded to a scaffold collapse with two construction works injured at the Bedford Square construction site. Two construction works were getting setup on the 2nd floor to cut steel as part of the ongoing renovations and construction at 52 Post Road East as part of the project when the scaffold they were using tipped over. One worker was on the scaffold and the other was hit by it; both suffered non-life threating leg injuries. Westport EMS and Police also responded providing primary patient care while firefighters used ropes and rigging to set up a lowering system to remove the two construction workers from the 2nd floor of building. Both construction workers were transported…
I-95 Pursuit
9:30pm--#cttraffic--#Westport CT-- A police pursuit with State Police ends after I-95 northbound is shutdown at exit 17 and troopers box the driver in. Unknown what the driver is wanted for at this time but you know their charges just got a lot more serious!
Westport News: Check Forgery
On Friday August 14th, 2015 David Reichard (age 26) turned herself into the Westport Police Department after learning that there was a warrant for his arrest. The arrest warrant for Reichard stems from a bad check complaint received from First County Bank back in May 2015. From the complaint received it is alleged that Reichard deposited a check for $3960.00 into his bank account which was forged. The investigation by the Westport Police Department Detective Bureau revealed that the victim, Monroe Muffler of Monroe Connecticut had reported its business account compromised months earlier and that the suspect had who is not known to them had forged the check and attempted to receive money from their account. Arrested was David Reichard (age 26) of Stamford Connecticut Reichard was charged with…