Three Now Being Tested For Coronavirus In NYC, Health Department Says Three Now Being Tested For Coronavirus In NYC, Health Department Says
Three Now Being Tested For Coronavirus In NYC, Health Department Says Three people in New York City are being tested for coronavirus, the state’s Department of Health announced. The latest patients in New York - one of whom is under 40 and two over the age of 60 - recently returned from a trip to China and developed “fever and cough or shortness of breath without another common cause,” according to the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Tests for a common cold or flu reportedly came back negative. The tests for potential coronavirus, which are being handled by the Centers for Disease Control, are expected to return in the coming days. “With the b…
Man Nabbed For Pulling Renter's Scam In Greenwich, Police Say Man Nabbed For Pulling Renter's Scam In Greenwich, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Pulling Renter's Scam In Greenwich, Police Say A man who had allegedly pulled a financial fraud scam on a Greenwich resident was nabbed following a lengthy investigation. The incident began in March 2019 when a Greenwich resident reported to police they had rented an out-of-state property through an on-line listing, Greenwich Police said.  A person, later identified as Jelil Olawale Aboila, 23, of Newark, New Jersey, contacted the victim and agreed to rent the property. He then sent a check to the victim in excess of the amount agreed upon, police said. Aboila then called the victim and requested a refund of th…
Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges
Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges The founder of a nature tour company operating from the Jersey Shore north to Poughkeepsie and southern Connecticut was found with 6,800 photos and 120 videos of child sexual abuse, an indictment returned by a federal grand jury alleges. Federal Homeland Security agents arrested Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of Living Adventure Tours, in February on distributing child pornography charges. A grand jury in Newark added receiving and possession counts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Thursday. Between July 2018 and January 2019, Tiedeman, of West Milford, “distributed at least 50 videos a…
Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…
Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound
Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound A man was rescued after his kayak overturned in the Long Island Sound. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued Marine Bureau Officers Matthew Funaro, Cory Kim and Shane Parker were on patrol in Marine Delta on Saturday, June 15 when they observed a man clinging to his overturned kayak in the Long Island Sound approximately one mile north of Woodhull Landing Road in Sound Beach, at approximately 12:20 p.m. The water was 64 degrees and the wind was pushing the man away from shore, police added. The officers pulled the man, Humberto Castro, and his 10-foot kayak aboard Marine Delt…
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Back Filming In Area Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Back Filming In Area
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Back Filming In Area Fans of the "The Sopranos" might have thought they were seeing double if they were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the original Tony Soprano's son, Michael Gandolfini, while he was filming in Westchester the past two days. Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is taking on his father's role as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an upcoming HBO drama, "The Many Saints of Newark." Filming took place in Yonkers on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 on School Street, near Broadway and Park Hill Avenue, said On Location Vacations.  Earlier, the cast and crew took over a funera…
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn The North Jersey founder of a nature tour company operating from the Jersey Shore north to Poughkeepsie and southern Connecticut was arrested by federal Homeland Security agents on charges of trafficking child porn. Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of Living Adventure Tours, was ordered held without bail by a federal judge in Newark Monday afternoon on a charge of distributing child pornography. Between July 2018 and January 2019, Tiedeman, of West Milford, “distributed at least 50 videos and 100 images depicting the sexual abuse of children via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network,” U.S. Attorney Craig…
Four Charged, $3.3K In Counterfeit Hundred Dollar Bills Recovered After Incidents In Darien Four Charged, $3.3K In Counterfeit Hundred Dollar Bills Recovered After Incidents In Darien
Four Charged, $3.3K In Counterfeit Hundred Dollar Bills Recovered After Incidents In Darien Four suspects have been arrested in Darien following a series of incidents involving the use and recovery of counterfeit hundred dollar bills, police say. Darien Police responded to a report of a transaction involving counterfeit money at Pet Value (25 Old Kings Hwy. North) on Saturday, March 2 around 6:45 p.m. Officers arrived and discovered that the suspect had fled the area. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that one suspect had successfully used a counterfeit $100 bill at the store, and two other suspects had allegedly tried and failed to use $100 bills at nearby retail stores…
Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge
Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge A Greenwich lawyer conspired to pay government officials in India a $2 million bribe to pave the way for an office complex there when he was the chief legal officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, a federal indictment charges. Steven Schwartz, 51, and former Cognizant president Gordon Coburn, 55, of Beaver Creek, Colorado, approved the payoff to secure the necessary permits for construction, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said Friday. To cover up the scheme, the pair and others “agreed that a third-party construction company would obtain the permit by making the illega…
Porsche Cayenne Stolen Days After Christmas In Darien Found, Police Say Porsche Cayenne Stolen Days After Christmas In Darien Found, Police Say
Porsche Cayenne Stolen Days After Christmas In Darien Found, Police Say Following a short search, police located a Porsche that was stolen out of a driveway in Darien. Investigators from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to a North Road home at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, when a homeowner reported that his 2015 Porsche Cayenne had been stolen. The vehicle had last been seen in his driveway on Thursday, Dec. 27. Police said that when the homeowner returned home on Jan. 3, he found that the Porsche was missing. The vehicle had been left unlocked and the keys were left inside during the week. The report led to an extensive search for t…
This Fairfield County City Ranks Among 50 'Most Stressful' In Nation This Fairfield County City Ranks Among 50 'Most Stressful' In Nation
This Fairfield County City Ranks Among 50 'Most Stressful' In Nation Two cities in Connecticut rank among the top 50 Most Stressed Cities in America, according to a new study by a financial website. One is in Fairfield County: Bridgeport ranked 33rd. The other is New Haven in New Haven County -- which ranked 41st based on an analysis that considered stress in four areas: the workplace, finances, family, and health and safety. The top-10 "most stressed cities" in America, according to the WalletHub analysis, were Detroit, Newark, Cleveland, Birmingham, Toledo, Baltimore, Wilmington, Milwaukee, Gulfport and St. Louis.  Bridgeport ranked 17th in wo…
Greenwich PD Nab Man Wanted For Larceny Greenwich PD Nab Man Wanted For Larceny
Greenwich PD Nab Man Wanted For Larceny Greenwich police nabbed a man wanted for a host of charges including larceny after he was booked into jail on another matter. Aaron Fogg, 24, of Newark, was arrested Wednesday by Greenwich Police at the Sussex County Jail in Newtown, N.J., where he was being held for another crime, said Lt. David Nemecek. Fogg was wanted for a March crime that included the charges of larceny, criminal attempt, criminal impersonation, and forgery, police said. Fogg waived extradition on June 20 and was transported back to Greenwich where he is being held on $25,000 bond.  He is also wanted on a felony warr…