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Jewelry Stolen: CT Couple Duped By Men Posing As Workers During Distraction Burglary Jewelry Stolen: CT Couple Duped By Men Posing As Workers During Distraction Burglary
Jewelry Stolen: CT Couple Duped By Men Posing As Workers During Distraction Burglary A Fairfield County couple was duped by three men posing as workers who then entered their home and allegedly stole jewelry. The incident occurred in Norwalk on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at a residence on Coventry Place. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the elderly residents reported two men approached them outside of the home claiming to be from the city.  The men said they needed to go to the backyard to check property lines. As they distracted the residents, a third suspect entered the home and stole jewelry, Podgorski said. The suspects communicated&…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say 'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say
'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say An elaborate phone scam duped a Connecticut victim into forking over more than $6,000 and almost cost them thousands more, police said. Waldy Santiago, age 25, of Providence, Rhode Island, turned himself in at a State Police facility in Westbrook in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in connection with the alleged scheme, according to Connecticut State Police. Investigators were initially contacted by a Middlesex County resident in Killingworth on Friday, Aug. 25, reporting an elderly scam. The 80-year-old victim told detectives that a man identifying himself as their grandson, who wa…

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by Michael Mashburn