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Pic Of The Day #2187

Posted on April 13, 2023 | Leave a comment

Behind the police station (Photo/Susan Leone)

Another Key Police Function

Posted on September 25, 2022 | 2 comments

Somehow, while working her dog downtown, Monica Beusser lost her car key fob.

Distressed, thinking of the replacement cost, she called the Westport Police Department. Had anyone brought in an Acura fob?

The officer said they don’t handle lost keys. But, he noted, there is a Good Samaritan drop box filled with keys, at the station.

The clear box was almost completely filled. And there, on top, was an Acura key fob. It gave the satisfying beep!

Monica says: “Please tell residents that they might find lost keys and fobs at the police station.”

She adds: “Thank you very much to the person who brought mine in. You made my day!”

Pick up your keys here.

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Pics Of The Day #1186

Posted on July 16, 2020 | 2 comments

Westport Police Headquarters has been yarn bombed …

… and graced with encouraging stone messages, courtesy of the “Westport Rocks” project.

(Photos/Amy Berkin)

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Photo Challenge #239

Posted on July 28, 2019 | 16 comments

I thought last week’s Photo Challenge might have needed some detective work.

Lee Scharfstein’s image showed the outline of a bullet. Inside were the words “Bullet proof.”

It’s in the police station lobby. If you’ve ever bought a PAL fireworks ticket there, or gone for (ahem) some other reason, you might have seen it. It’s at the bottom of the heavy glass reception window, in the lobby.

Bobbie Herman, Diane Silfen, Rich Stein, Sharon Paulsen, Jonathan McClure, Andrew Colabella and Brooks Sumberg all knew exactly where that window is. Congratulations — may the force be with you!

The glass is bullet-proof for a reason.

On the morning of July 4, 1961 Brendan McLaughlin — a former Marine working as a New York advertising executive — shot and killed his father during a family argument.

The murder took place in the McLaughlins’ old Victorian house on Gorham Island (the site today of that 40,000-square foot office building).

McLaughlin fled. An hour before dawn he burst into the police station on Jesup Road. He pulled out a semi-automatic pistol and fired at 2 policemen behind the front desk, wounding Donald Bennette.

Officers chased him into the parking lot, where he shot officer Andrew Chapo. A shootout ensued; McLaughlin was wounded.

Chapo and Bennette recovered. McLaughlin died several weeks later.

The police station lobby was renovated in 1988. Mindful of the July 4th tragedy, greater security measures were installed.

Here’s this week’s Photo Challenge. If you know where in Westport you’d find this warning sign, click “Comments” below.