2025 News Releases

December 2025

12/06/25       Passing of Former Chief Alfred R. Fiore

November 2025

11/24/25       Pequot Runners Thanksgiving Race

11/12/25       Westport Police Department Formally Recognized by AAA Northeast      

11/07/25       Annual Holiday Toy Drive

11/06/25       Westport Police Department Arrests Two for Armed Robbery

11/03/25       Coleytown El Bomb Threat

October 2025

10/29/25       Appointment of WEMS Deputy Director Patrick Riddle

10/28/25       Westport Police Make Stolen Vehicle and Firearm Arrest

10/27/25       Traffic Advisory - Halloween Parade 10/29/25

10/27/25       Halloween Safety Reminders

10/24/25       Drug Take Back Day

10/15/25       MTA Announces Periodic Closures of Saugtauck Railroad Pedestrian Walkway

10/14/25       Traffic Advisory - Saturday October 18 Planned Protest Downtown

10/10/25       Westport Police Department Officer of year Announced

10/02/25       Traffic Advisory - Westoberfest 10/4/25

September 2025

09/29/25       Westport Coffee with a Cop Event October 2025

09/16/25       Westport Police Remind Residents of Temporary Signage Regulations

09/15/25       Westport Police Department Urges All to Lock Cars

09/12/25       Westport Police Department Receives POSTC Tier Three Accreditation

09/05/25       Traffic Advisory - CT United Ride 9/7/25

09/05/25       Traffic Advisory - Rescheduled Slice of Saugatuck to 9/13/25

09/03/25       Traffic Advisory - Slice of Saugatuck 9-6-25

August 2025

08/29/25       Traffic Advisory - Closure of Wakeman Farm Drive 9-3-25

08/26/25       Westport Police Department's Back to School Safety Campaign 2025

08/19/25       2025 Citizen Police Academy Press Release & Application

08/19/25       Cones with a Cop Event

08/19/25       Animal Control Telephone Number Change

08/05/25       Italian American Police Society Vincent Penna Memorial Car Show

July 2025

07/22/25       Westport Police Department to Promote Three Officers

07/21/25       Westport Domestic Violence Task Force Announces Move-in Basket Supply Drive

June 2025

06/30/25       Traffic Advisory - Westport Fireworks 7-2-25

06/23/25       Traffic Advisory - Great Duck Race 6/28/25

06/11/25       Traffic Advisory - Planned Protest Route 1 6/14/25

06/09/25       Online/Telephone Scams

06/09/25       Traffic Advisory - Yankee Doodle Fair 6/12-6/15/25

06/05/25       Lock Your Homes and Cars

May 2025

05/29/25       PBA Scholarship Ceremony

05/28/25       Coyote Advisory

05/28/25       Traffic Advisory - Fairfield Half Marathon 6/1/25

05/22/25       2025 Memorial Day Traffic Advisory

05/20/25       WDMA Fine Arts Festival Press Release

05/19/25       Wilton Road Closure

05/16/25       2025 Westport Police Athletic League Fireworks 

05/13/25       Traffic Advisory - Bloomin Metric Bicycle Tour 5/18/25

05/05/25       E-bike Safety Event

April 2025

04/26/25       Traffic Advisory - WYWL Minuteman Race 4/27/25

04/23/25       Serious Scooter Incident - Cobble Hill Road

04/09/25       Smoke Shop Seizure

04/04/25       Distracted Driving Enforcement Campaign

March 2025

03/24/25       Free Car Seat Check - 4/3/25

03/11/25       Westport Animal Control Night - New Date

03/03/25       Westport Animal Control Night - CANCELLED WILL BE RESCHEDULED

February 2025

02/11/25       Westport Police Investigate Antisemitic Incident

02/03/25       Food Drive to be Held February 8

January 2025

01/24/25       Public Safety Complex Charrette