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Norwalk Woman Nabbed For Stealing, Cashing Checks In Westport, Police Say Norwalk Woman Nabbed For Stealing, Cashing Checks In Westport, Police Say
Norwalk Woman Nabbed For Stealing, Cashing Checks In Westport, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was nabbed for allegedly ripping off checks, altering them, and then cashing them.  Norwalk resident Joann Guzman, age 28, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 25, for the incident that occurred in January. According to Westport Police Lt. Eric Woods, Westport Police initiated an investigation after a complaint was made concerning checks being stolen, altered, and cashed.  The investigation revealed that two neighbors were contacted by two different banks concerning checks that were being cashed against their accounts by the same person, Woods said…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With ID Theft After Trying To Withdraw $6K In Cash At TD Bank In Darien: Police Woman Charged With ID Theft After Trying To Withdraw $6K In Cash At TD Bank In Darien: Police
Woman Charged With ID Theft After Trying To Withdraw $6K In Cash At TD Bank In Darien: Police A 43-year-old Connecticut woman was charged with identity theft and other crimes after allegedly attempting to withdraw $6,500 in cash at a bank in Fairfield County. Nicole Brayman of New London, was charged on Saturday, Jan. 20 in Darien. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, officers responded to TD Bank located at 55 Post Road on a report of a woman attempting to withdraw cash using stolen identity information.  An officer located Brayman in the parking lot and while speaking with her she said she had a crack pipe in her bag and that she left a fraudu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk CT Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Another Person's Barn, Police Say Drunk CT Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Another Person's Barn, Police Say
Drunk CT Man Arrested After Falling Asleep In Another Person's Barn, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly getting drunk and doing drugs and falling asleep in another person's barn. Windham County resident Jayden Velasquez, age 24, of Windham, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 1 after Connecticut State Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle. According to Troopers, when they arrived in the area of 315 Jerusalem Road in the Town of Windham, they found the barn doors removed from the structure and a man inside the suspicious vehicle.  Upon making contact with Velasquez, he said he had been drinking alcohol and doing drugs with a few …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Scamming Elderly Out Of Cash, Police Say Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Scamming Elderly Out Of Cash, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Scamming Elderly Out Of Cash, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been nabbed again for scamming elderly people out of money by saying a loved one was in trouble. Police in Darien arrested Emmanuel Bazil, age 26, of Norwalk, on Friday, March 19, for the crime which took place in July 2019 in Darien, said Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri. According to Palmieri, a complainant contacted the police department and informed officers that the vacant home they were selling had a suspicious package delivered to it.  Earlier in the day, their real estate agent had arrived at the above address and found a package on the st…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested For Forgery, ID Theft From Local Business, Police Say Man Arrested For Forgery, ID Theft From Local Business, Police Say
Man Arrested For Forgery, ID Theft From Local Business, Police Say A man wanted for allegedly fraudulently cashing payroll checks from a Fairfield County business has been arrested on a warrant. Mandel Bidone, 29, of Ansonia, was arrested on Saturday, April 25, by the Wilton Police Department, following an investigation into the event that took place in January, said Lt. Robert Kluk. Bidone was taken into custody without incident and charged with identity theft, forgery, and criminal attempt at larceny.  He was released on a promise to appear ticket and is scheduled to appear in court on June 10. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: CT 7-Eleven Owner Caught Selling Fake Testing Kits, Police Say COVID-19: CT 7-Eleven Owner Caught Selling Fake Testing Kits, Police Say
Covid-19: CT 7-Eleven Owner Caught Selling Fake Testing Kits, Police Say A Connecticut 7-Eleven owner was arrested for allegedly selling fake tests kits for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Hussenin Alyelsherif, 43, of Waterford, was arrested after New London Police received an anonymous that the 7-Eleven/Citgo store on 238 Broad St., in New London, were selling the at-home kits for $39.99, said the New London Police. After a follow-up with public health officials by police, it was determined that the kits were not valid and/or approved, New London Police said. A further investigation resulted in police personnel purchasing and then seizing more than 30 of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Nabbed With Counterfeit $100 Bills, Greenwich Police Say Woman Nabbed With Counterfeit $100 Bills, Greenwich Police Say
Woman Nabbed With Counterfeit $100 Bills, Greenwich Police Say A 36-year-old woman was nabbed by Greenwich Police for allegedly attempting to purchase items using counterfeit money. Melleisa Alvaranga, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 16, after police responded to a business on Greenwich Avenue for a report of a woman attempting to pass counterfeit money, said the Greenwich Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found Alvaranga who was allegedly in possession of five $100 counterfeit bills, police said. Police said Alvaranga had also attempted to pass the counterfeit money at another establishment. She was charged with forgery and…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed Attempting To Rip Off Tires, Rims From Westport Honda Dealership, Police Say Man Nabbed Attempting To Rip Off Tires, Rims From Westport Honda Dealership, Police Say
Man Nabbed Attempting To Rip Off Tires, Rims From Westport Honda Dealership, Police Say A man wearing a black ski mask, gloves and carrying a backpack was nabbed for allegedly attempting to rip off tires and rims at a Westport car dealership. Robert Mebane, Jr., 28, of Stratford, was arrested around 3:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 16, after Westport Police received a call from an alarm monitoring service for Honda of Westport, that a suspicious person could be seen on the surveillance video camera footage of the business, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso. The person on the video appeared to be a man, dressed in all black clothing, wearing a black ski mask, gloves and carrying…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Tried To Cash Fake $920 Check At Webster Bank, Westport Police Say Woman Tried To Cash Fake $920 Check At Webster Bank, Westport Police Say
Woman Tried To Cash Fake $920 Check At Webster Bank, Westport Police Say A woman has been charged after police say she tried to cash a fake $920 check at Webster Bank. Westport Police say they responded to Webster Bank at 224 Post Road East on the report of a female attempting to cash what staff members recognized as a fraudulent check for $920 on Monday, July 8 around 2:15 p.m. Upon arrival, police say bank employees explained that they had been recently alerted to fraudulent activity associated with the account by another branch of the bank and had recognized the check as being fake. This was confirmed when a bank employee told police that one of the digits l…

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by Valerie Musson
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Five Suspects, Including Four Juveniles, Charged In String Of Stratford Car Burglaries Five Suspects, Including Four Juveniles, Charged In String Of Stratford Car Burglaries
Five Suspects, Including Four Juveniles, Charged In String Of Stratford Car Burglaries Five people, including four juveniles, were arrested for burglarizing cars after an off duty officer spotted them in action. Officers responded to the area of Cutspring Road in Stratford and Chesire Street around 1 a.m. Monday to investigate a report of several suspicious people, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. The group was located and an investigation determined that they had been walking the streets going through unlocked cars and stealing items such as change and pocketbooks that were left in the unlocked/unattended vehicles, Eannotti said.  The group was also found to be i…

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by Kathy Reakes