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Westport, CT
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Westport Man Follows Woman Around Grocery Store, Out To Car, Police Say
A Westport man was arrested on charges of breach of peace after following a woman around a grocery store and then out to her car, according to the Westport Police.The incident occurred Nov. 5 at the Fresh Market on Post Road East when James Lawrence, 52, followed the woman around inside the store and then stood outside the door of her car when she left the store, Westport Police said. Westport police were able to identify Lawrence and issued a warrant for his arrest. He turned himself into police on March 5 and was released after posting a $5,000 bond, police said. Lawrence is scheduled to …
Westport, CT
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Staples HS Student Had 'Thoughts' Of Executing Mass Shooting, Police Say
Click here for an updated story: Superintendent Provides More Info On Staples HS Threat, Response The early dismissal at Staples High School in Westport on Tuesday came after a student had threatened to shoot a teacher and had thoughts of executing a mass shooting, police said during a press conference on Tuesday. The student who overheard the threats reported them to school officials, who were interviewing the student at the time police arrived on campus at around 9 a.m. Detectives found firearms at the home of the student that belong to the father of the student and were reportedly loc…
Westport, CT
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Student Threat Led To Staples High School Early Dismissal
This story has been updated. The early dismissal at Staples High School in Westport on Tuesday came after a student had threatened to shoot a teacher and had thoughts of executing a mass shooting, police said during a press conference on Tuesday. The student who overheard the threats reported them to school officials, who were interviewing the student at the time police arrived on campus at around 9 a.m. Detectives found firearms at the home of the student that belong to the father of the student and were reportedly locked in a safe. The student is now being evaluated at a medical facilit…
Westport, CT
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New Arrest Made In Violent Fall Brawl In Westport
A man who told police he was an innocent bystander during a violent street fight following a traffic crash in Westport, has been charged with taking part in the violence. Jose Alvarado, 41, of Bridgeport, who told officers he was an innocent bystander, was later determined by detectives to have taken part in the assault of a Derby man, has been charged with assault after being arrested by Connecticut State Police and handed over to Westport Police. The brawl took place around 9 a.m. Oct. 24, when officers were dispatched to the area of 550 Post Road East on a report of a fight in the roadwa…
Westport, CT
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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 …
Bridgeport, CT
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Top News In Bridgeport: DMV Worker Arrested, Best Friends Killed In Crash
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The arrest of a DMV worker in Bridgeport on charges of stealing money and the death of two best friends in a head-on crash on Route 1 in Norwalk topped the week's news in Fairfield County. Here are the top stories of the week, as reported by Daily Voice: Kimberly Brown of Bridgeport was arrested after police said she stole $79,000 while working for the DMV by exploiting a loophole while registering cars. She was terminated and charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community, and first-degree forgery. Two men were killed in a head-on two-car c…
Westport, CT
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Westport Police: Dry Cleaner Employee Stole Money From Customer's Pants
WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Bridgeport woman was charged this week with stealing money from a customer's pants at a Westport dry cleaner five years ago, police said. Police said that in July 2013, a customer at a local dry cleaner reported that he forgot his money clip containing cash, a license and credit cards in a pair of pants. Officers learned that an employee, identified as 39-year-old Keeann Bardliving of Bridgeport, had found the money in the man's pants and kept it, police said. An arrest warrant was submitted and approved by a judge. On Jan. 3, 2018, Westport Police were contacted by …
