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Facebook Fraud: Police Department In CT Offers Parking Lot For Trading Following Scam

Facebook Fraud: Police Department In CT Offers Parking Lot For Trading Following Scam

Facebook Fraud: Police Department In CT Offers Parking Lot For Trading Following Scam A Connecticut police department is offering up its parking lot as a space for Facebook Marketplace exchanges to be held after a resident got scammed. The Fairfield County incident originally occurred on Monday, Dec. 11 in the town of Darien. According to the Darien Police Department, a resident saw a couch in the “Darien and New Canaan tag sale” Facebook group, a page where community members can buy and sell good with each other. The victim contacted the seller about the couch, who told her that they lived in Darien and provided their “address.” They also provided a Venmo account. A…

by Sophie Grieser

12/24/2023

Police & Fire

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly robbed two people selling items posted on Facebook Marketplace was nabbed in the basement of a condominium just a short distance from the crime scene. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Strawbridge Condominium Complex, on Mill Pond Drive in South Windsor. During the morning hours, South Windsor Police responded to the complex for reports of an armed robbery that occurred after an attempted Facebook Marketplace transaction involving the sale of an iPhone, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Po…

by Kathy Reakes

08/11/2023

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Steals Car From East Haven Dealership After Test Drive, Then Sells It, Police Say

Norwalk Man Steals Car From East Haven Dealership After Test Drive, Then Sells It, Police Say

Norwalk Man Steals Car From East Haven Dealership After Test Drive, Then Sells It, Police Say An arrest has been made in a stolen vehicle case related to an incident that began at a Connecticut CarMax with a test drive by a Fairfield County man. The incident took place in New Haven County at the CarMax located at 1121 West Frontage Road in East Haven. On Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, officers were dispatched to CarMax, for a stolen motor vehicle report, said the East Haven Police. Upon arrival, Officer Micah Belcher spoke with the victim who said that a man, later identified as Anthony Feliciano, age 21, of Norwalk came into the dealership and took a 2019 GMC Sierra for a test drive, bu…

by Kathy Reakes

04/07/2023

Police & Fire

CT Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed

CT Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed

CT Scammer, Robbery Suspect Nabbed Police in Fairfield County are warning people who sell items online to use care when making the sale in person after a recent robbery. The robbery took place in Stratford on Saturday, April 23 when the victim placed an ad on Facebook Marketplace to sell an iPhone. When the victim went to meet the suspect at a prearranged location, the suspect allegedly assaulted the seller while displaying a handgun and made off with the phone, said Capt. Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police. The Stratford Police Detective Bureau with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department Task Force id…

by Kathy Reakes

05/12/2022

Police & Fire

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store Police are investigating after a 21-year-old man's car was stolen at gunpoint in Connecticut after he advertised it for sale. Authorities received a report of a vehicle robbery in Hartford County at about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, according to the Bristol Police Department. The man told officers he had listed his 2019 Dodge Charger on Facebook Marketplace and met with a prospective buyer at the Cumberland Farms parking lot in Forestville about 5 p.m. The alleged prospective buyer said he wanted to test drive the car and got into the driver's seat. An accomplice got into the…

by Nicole Valinote

03/07/2022

News

CT Man Accused Of Selling Fake iPhones Online

CT Man Accused Of Selling Fake iPhones Online

CT Man Accused Of Selling Fake iPhones Online A Fairfield County man has been charged with selling at least two fake iPhones to people. Reginald Boyd Jr., age 27, of Shelton, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 28, following an investigation by the Shelton Police Department. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the department received two separate complaints, where victims responded to online advertisements for Apple iPhones, according to Shelton PD Detective Christopher Nugent. The victims engaged in an online conversation with Boyd selling the items on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist, arranging to meet at a location in Shelton to m…

by Kathy Reakes

10/01/2021