What do Staples students and police officers have in common? They both bleed blue and have a knack for dodgeball!
Staples’ Teen Awareness Group and the Westport Youth Commission, in conjunction...
The Westport Police Department has reported 50 car thefts in 2023 before Sep. 30, a number that is on track to surpass the previous 2022 count of 60 thefts.
“That’s [certainly] a trend that we’re...
The whistle blows and suddenly the Staples field house is scattered with students and Westport police officers hurling balls at each other. This could only mean one thing, it’s the annual dodge-a-cop...
Former Staples peer advisor Michael Newman turned himself into the Westport Police Station on the evening of May 21; he was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography in the third-degree,...
By Lauren Wasserman '19
Westport Public Schools has been discussing the possibility of changing the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) program from being run by the Westport Police Department...
By Alex Reiner '18
A Westport Public School student was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 6 for a violent threat made towards the school system in an online gaming chat.
The threat occurred in late August...
The Westport Police Department (WPD) has received over 20 complaints regarding vandalized or stolen mailboxes since May 12.
“The thefts and vandalisms have occurred during the overnight hours”...
In the recent months, Westport has “experienced several incidents involving coyotes” and the Westport Police Department (WPD) has provided guidelines for handling the animals.
“The coyote’s...
David Bernstein, who recently started his fourth season as head coach of the Wrecker’s wrestling team, was removed from his position Saturday, Dec. 5 after being arrested by the Westport Police Department...
![“[The rise in carjackings] is not just a Westport problem,” Police Chief Foti Koskinas told Westport residents at a town hall on Sep. 20. Communities all across Fairfield County are seeing juveniles from other parts of Connecticut coming into wealthier areas to steal vehicles, with a larger proportion of these carjackings happening in daylight rather than at night.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-16-at-10.57.19-AM-1200x621.png)
