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Investigation continues after boats capsize, sending teens into Long Island Sound in Conn.
Westport police continue to investigate after boats capsized and 19 people, including several student rowers, ended up in Long Island Sound on Wednesday evening. First responders, including Westport Police, Westport Fire and Westport EMS, responded to Compo Beach after receiving reports that a boat capsized and several people were in the water. What they found was “a chaotic scene” with…
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Dozens of high schoolers rescued after rowing boats capsize off Connecticut
Over two dozen high schoolers had to be rescued after two boats capsized on Long Island Sound in Westport Wednesday evening.
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Driver pleads guilty in 2020 crash that killed girl in Westport
A man has pleaded guilty to a charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in a September 2020 crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead and seriously hurt her sister in Westport, Massachusetts, authorities said Wednesday. Robert Silvia, a 33-year-old from Fall River, pleaded guilty on Oct. 30, just before his trial was due to start in Fall River…
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Search for missing boater in Long Island Sound suspended a day after body of other boater was found
Crews found the body of a New York man on Monday evening after a small fishing boat sank off Westport over the weekend. One boater is still missing and police said they have suspended the search after consulting the United States Coast Guard. Five people were on the boat, which was anchored near Cockenoe Island in Long Island Sound when…
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2 NY men missing after boat sinks in Long Island Sound off Westport, Conn.
Two men from New York are missing after a small fishing boat sank off Westport on Sunday morning, according to police, and the search for them resumed Monday morning. Five people were on the boat, which was anchored near Cockenoe Island in Long Island Sound, went it started to sink in choppy waters around 9:30 a.m. A boater...
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Third suspect arrested after Aston Martin stolen in brazen Westport, Conn. carjacking
Westport police have arrested a third suspect accused of taking part in a brazen scheme to steal an Aston Martin a few weeks ago. After locating the stolen Aston Martin, police arrested a 16-year-old and another man once officers found the stolen vehicle and several others at a Berlin house. The carjacking happened on Bayberry Lane in Westport around 3:50…
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Police expect more arrests in Connecticut carjacking investigation
The investigation is ongoing into the brazen theft of an Aston Martin in Westport and other vehicles recovered in Berlin. Westport police said the car, and three others, were recovered at a rental property on Orchard Road in Berlin Monday. 39-year-old Derrick McGill was arrested at the Orchard Road residence. He faces eight charges – one of which was for…
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Aston Martin stolen in brazen carjacking in Connecticut found, two arrested
Westport police said they have located the Aston Martin that was stolen during a brazen carjacking on Sunday and they have arrested a 16-year-old suspect and a man after finding the stolen vehicle as well as several others at a Berlin house. The carjacking happened on Bayberry Lane in Westport around 3:50 p.m. Sunday and police released two videos that…
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Video shows brazen carjacking as thieves steal Aston Martin from Conn. home
Police are looking for the carjackers who assaulted a Westport man and stole his Aston Martin on Sunday afternoon. Investigators believe the carjackers targeted the victim and followed him home.
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Dead Dog Found in Pillowcase at Conservation Area in Westport, Mass.
The Animal Control officer in Westport, Massachusetts, is investigating after a dead dog was found inside a pillowcase at the Brookside Conservation area. Animal Control posted about the find on Sunday. The dog is described as a female, orange mixed breed and was found in the conservation area off Route 177. Officials did not offer any further details about the…
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Horsing Around: Pair of Horses Get Loose, Stroll Down State Highway in Westport
It’s definitely not something you see everyday on your morning commute into work. Two horses caused a bit of a stir as they took a stroll down Route 88 in Westport, Massachusetts, on Monday morning before 8 a.m. Massachusetts State Police said the horses somehow got loose from their stable, and then headed down the state highway. By the time…
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1 Injured After Something Hit Moving Car on I-95 South in Westport, Conn.
A New York man was injured when something hit his vehicle and caused extensive damage while he was driving on Interstate 95 South in Westport early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a crash on I-95 South between exits 17 and 16 around 3:10 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found a single-vehicle crash in the left lane…
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Vehicle Crashes into High School in Conn., Causes Gas Leak
A vehicle crashed into Staples High School in Westport on Wednesday morning and a gas leak was reported. Firefighters were called to the school on North Avenue just before 8 a.m. after getting a report of a car into the building and an active gas leak. After the incident, the building was immediately evacuated. According to police, an adult woman…