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Uptick In Stolen, Altered Checks Reported In CT Town Uptick In Stolen, Altered Checks Reported In CT Town
Uptick In Stolen, Altered Checks Reported In CT Town A Fairfield County town is seeing an uptick in the number of "check washing" cases. Check washing is the process of erasing the details from an already completed check to allow them to be rewritten, Lt. David Wolf of the Westport Police Department said. In most instances, checks that have been put in mailboxes and are awaiting pickup by a postal employee are stolen.  Once stolen, the suspect alters the check by changing the payee as well as the amount and then cash or deposit it at a bank, Wolf said. In Westport, Wolf said the checks that end up being “washed…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT School Staffer Arrested For Being Drunk While Teaching, Police Say CT School Staffer Arrested For Being Drunk While Teaching, Police Say
CT School Staffer Arrested For Being Drunk While Teaching, Police Say A Fairfield County school speech and language pathologist has been arrested after police say she allegedly fell asleep and was possibly drunk while teaching a student. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23, when Westport Police were called to Greens Farms Elementary School for a report of a possibly impaired staff member, said Lieutenant David Wolf, of the Westport Police Department. According to Wolf, detectives learned that Michelle Babin, age 32, of Shelton, fell asleep while instructing a student. After finding Babin asleep, it took staff members at least 30 s…

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by Kathy Reakes