Crime & Safety
Baby Formula, Clothing and a Coffeemaker
Unusual arrests and investigations from the area.
Two women were accused of theft from the Westfield Trumbull Mall. One allegedly stole $210 worth of baby formula from Target and another took a coffeemaker and clothing. The baby formula, which costs $21 a can, can be resold on the street.
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in excess of $5,300 and crediting her debit card at in Westport, her former employer.
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Westport Police aided the . The leaf blower, which was reported missing following a pick-up of items donated to a charity, was located when Westport police stopped a car in the course of another investigation. The leaf blower was reportedly found in the car, still sporting a tag with the owner's name and address.
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after he allegedly returned a car to Hertz, complete with a baggy filled with 28 grams of PCP.
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Shortly after the alleged Bridgeport killer/cannibal was arrested and identified, . The suspect had attempted suicide in a Fairfield CVS 12 days before he was arrested -- about a week before the victim’s body was found.
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