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Man Caught After Stealing ID Of Woman At Darien Verizon Store, Police Say Man Caught After Stealing ID Of Woman At Darien Verizon Store, Police Say
Man Caught After Stealing ID Of Woman At Darien Verizon Store, Police Say A 24-year-old man is facing multiple charges in Connecticut after allegedly stealing his victim’s ID at a Verizon Wireless store in Fairfield County and using it to make fraudulent eBay orders and Venmo transactions, police announced. In Darien, an investigation was launched in September 2020 after a woman reported that her identity had been stolen after she visited the Verizon store to upgrade her iPhone. A spokesperson for the Darien Police Department said that while she was at the store, she was instructed to write down her account ID and password to allow an employee to transfer data fr…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Nabbed For ID Theft Scheme In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Nabbed For ID Theft Scheme In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Nabbed For ID Theft Scheme In Fairfield County, Police Say A woman is facing charges after police in Fairfield County said she opened cellular accounts using a victim's identity.  Annedlasia Porter, of Hartford, was arrested by New Canaan Police on Tuesday, Dec. 7, for two counts of conspiracy and four counts of third-degree identity theft, according to the New Canaan Police Department.  Police said Porter also uses the alias Jennifer Johnson, and on separate occasions told police that she is 28 years old and 21 years old. Police said investigators found that Porter had opened multiple cellular accounts at T-Mobile and Verizon wireless u…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Former Employee Charged With Stealing iPhones From Verizon Wireless Store In Fairfield County Former Employee Charged With Stealing iPhones From Verizon Wireless Store In Fairfield County
Former Employee Charged With Stealing iPhones From Verizon Wireless Store In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly stealing several iPhones from his former employee just hours after he fired. Miguel J. Portela, 40, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, March 12, after committing the crimes in Fairfield, said Fairfield Chief of police Christopher Lyddy. The arrest took place after Fairfield police responded to Verizon Wireless on Post Road for a report of larceny by a former employee, Lyddy said. Officers spoke to a store employee who reported Portela walked into the store around 5:50 p.m., entered the storage room and walked out of the store with sev…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Attempts Fraudulent $3K Purchase At Apple Store, Greenwich Police Say Man Attempts Fraudulent $3K Purchase At Apple Store, Greenwich Police Say
Man Attempts Fraudulent $3K Purchase At Apple Store, Greenwich Police Say A man was busted for allegedly attempting to purchase two iPhone X devices valued at $3,000 by using another person's identity.  Brandon Presna, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested on Tuesday after Greenwich Police were notified of possible fraudulent activity at the Apple Store located on Greenwich Avenue, police said. Officers were able to gather enough information to determine that Presna was using the personal account information of another Verizon Wireless customer to attempt to purchase the phones.  He was charged with criminal attempt/larceny and identity theft. Presna is…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Nabbed In Greenwich Avenue iPhone Fraud Attempt Two Nabbed In Greenwich Avenue iPhone Fraud Attempt
Two Nabbed In Greenwich Avenue iPhone Fraud Attempt Two men were nabbed for attempting to purchase a $1,0000 iPhone using a fake identity. Alberto Lopez-Abreu, 18, and his accomplice, Jacob R. Guttierrez, 20, both of New York City, were arrested Friday, Dec. 7, after Greenwich Police were called to the Verizon Wireless store for a possible fraudulent activity, Greenwich Police said. When officers arrived on the scene they found Lopez-Abreu had attempting to buy a $1,000 iPhone by using the personal identification of another person who had a Verizon Wireless account, police said. Officers found the two sitting in a car in the parking lo…

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by Kathy Reakes