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Secretary Stole $40K From CT High School For Amazon Shopping Sprees: Cops Secretary Stole $40K From CT High School For Amazon Shopping Sprees: Cops
Secretary Stole $40K From CT High School For Amazon Shopping Sprees: Cops Police are accusing a secretary at a Connecticut high school of using the administration's Amazon account to spend more than $40,000 over five years on gifts for herself and other employees at the Tolland County school, authorities said.  Christine Vardanian, age 56, of Marlborough in Hartford County, is charged with first-degree larceny, Connecticut State Police said on Wednesday, Oct. 23. She was later released after posting a $5,000 bail, authorities said.  Vardanian worked as a secretary at RHAM High School and had access to the district's Amazon account. School officials beca…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Police Seek Jewelry Owner Following Vandalism at CT Cemetery Police Seek Jewelry Owner Following Vandalism at CT Cemetery
Police Seek Jewelry Owner Following Vandalism at CT Cemetery Police in Connecticut are seeking the owner of a piece of jewelry stolen by a juvenile who allegedly vandalized a cemetery, taking items from the gravesites. The incident occurred in Windham County on Sunday, July 14, at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Killingly. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers and Killingly Police responded to the cemetery on Maple Street after receiving a report of criminal mischief. A witness reported someone causing damage to multiple grave sites in the cemetery and directed responding to the juvenile who was still within the cemetery.  Connecticut S…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
12 New Shops Coming To The Westchester In White Plains 12 New Shops Coming To The Westchester In White Plains
12 New Shops Coming To The Westchester In White Plains A dozen new stores and eateries are slated to open to shoppers at a busy mall in Westchester.  The 12 new businesses, which will be located at The Westchester in White Plains at 125 Westchester Ave., will open throughout 2024 beginning in the summer. The upcoming stores and eateries include:  Reformation, a global lifestyle brand that sells apparel and accessories merging vintage-inspired designs with eco-friendly business practices. The store will open in late summer/early fall and will be the brand's first location in the Tri-State Area outside New York City; Anthropologie, wh…

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by Ben Crnic
News
$353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower $353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower
$353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower More than $350,000 worth of jewelry was reportedly stolen from two apartments in Trump Tower over the weekend. Police in Manhattan are investigating the reports of two thefts inside apartments on the 42nd and 59th floor of the building. A 67-year-old woman reported five pieces worth $236,000 were missing from a drawer in her closet, police said. She was reportedly away from the apartment between June 21 and Monday, Sept. 9. A 33-year-old woman said a $117,000 diamond bracelet was stolen between Sunday, Sept. 3 and Wednesday, Sept. 11. According to the New York Post, which first reported …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Couple Wanted For Stealing $33K Worth Of Jewelry, Norwalk PD Says Couple Wanted For Stealing $33K Worth Of Jewelry, Norwalk PD Says
Couple Wanted For Stealing $33K Worth Of Jewelry, Norwalk PD Says The Norwalk Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man and woman wanted in connection with an alleged theft. They are suspected in the theft of $33,000 worth of jewelry in Norwalk, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. Anyone with information can contact Detective D. Hudyma at dhudyma@norwalkct.org or 203-854-3189. Anonymous tips can be left at the Norwalk Police Tip Line: 203-854-3111. Anonymous Internet tips can be sent to the Norwalk Police website at www.norwalkpd.com. In addition, anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing "NPD" into the text field, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Retailer Nine West Files For Bankruptcy Retailer Nine West Files For Bankruptcy
Retailer Nine West Files For Bankruptcy Women's clothing and footwear company Nine West announced on Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy, listing debts of more than $1 billion. The company, which owns brands such as Gloria Vanderbilt and Anne Klein, also announced it will sell its Nine West and Bandolino footwear and handbag business to Authentic Brands Group. "This is the right step to address our two divergent business profiles," Ralph Schipani, Nine West Holdings' chief executive officer, said in a statement. "We will retain our strong, profitable and growing apparel, jewelry, and jeanswear businesses and co…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Norwalk Police Seek Suspect Who Used Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Jewelry Norwalk Police Seek Suspect Who Used Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Jewelry
Norwalk Police Seek Suspect Who Used Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Jewelry NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Police are seeking a person suspected of stealing someone's credit cards and using them to buy jewelry and handbags in Trumbull and Greenwich. Police said that on Oct. 19, 2017, the suspect made several thousand dollars worth of fraudulent purchases of jewelry and handbags at the Trumbull Mall and at Saks Fifth Avenue in Greenwich, using the victim's store credit cards.  The suspect also had the sales associates look up the accounts using the victim's personal information, and opened several other store credit cards in the victim's name as well, police said. Anyon…

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by Casey Donahue