Morning Weather Report
Today
Areas of drizzle with a chance of rain before 8am, then areas of drizzle with a chance of showers after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tomorrow
Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight.
Police: “Disturbing” Social Media Post Prompts Police Response to Schools
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Press Release
On March 27th, 2023 at approximately 7:15am the Westport Police Department responded to a residence on a report of a disturbing social media post. The complainant is a student at a local school and felt concerned about going to school based on the content of the post. Responding officers immediately identified the source of the post and working with the School Resource Officer and the Detective Bureau, we were able to identify the person responsible. Working in concert with the schools and our investigators, Officers were sent to each school until we were able to locate the responsible party. By 8:00am, our officers located the responsible party and determined that there was no threat.
Morning Weather Report
Today
Rain, mainly after 5pm. High near 53. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 37. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow
A slight chance of rain before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tomorrow Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind around 8 mph.
Westport Police: Frightened Mother Nearly Scammed out of Cash over Hostage Hoax
On March 23rd, 2023 Westport Police responded to M & T Bank on a report of a possible scam. Responding officers located a victim in the bank who reported that she received a call from a male advising that he and the victim’s daughter had been involved in a motor vehicle accident. The male claimed to have taken the victim’s daughter hostage and demanded that she withdraw as much money as she could in exchange for the safe return of her daughter. The victim was told not to text anybody or call anyone. In the background, the victim could hear a female voice screaming and crying. The victim went to the bank as instructed and attempted to withdraw all of the money in her account. An alert bank employee felt that something was wrong as the victim was obviously upset. The bank employee questioned the victim about the withdrawal and immediately recognized it to be a scam. The bank contacted the Westport Police Department, we responded and ultimately had the victim contact her daughter who advised that she was fine and at work.
We have seen this scam, and one’s similar, increase over the past few weeks. Alert bank employees, like the one at M & T, have aided and prevented at least three scams in the last week alone. The Westport Police Department would like to thank the alert bank employees at our local banking institutions for being alert to these potential scams and asking the appropriate questions to prevent their customers from being victims of fraud.
We remind individuals to be cognizant of these scams and provide the following tips:
Do not send any money or gift cards to an unknown person.
Make contact with family who claim to be in danger prior to sending money.
Call the police if unable to contact family members.
Report any potential scam.