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Home Health Aide Accused Of Stealing From Fairfield County Client, Police Say Home Health Aide Accused Of Stealing From Fairfield County Client, Police Say
Home Health Aide Accused Of Stealing From Fairfield County Client, Police Say A home health aide has been arrested for allegedly stealing items from a person she cared for in Fairfield County. Stephanie Sabat, age 37, of Monroe, was arrested on a warrant by Monroe Police on Wednesday, April 28, for the incident which took place in August 2019, said Lieutenant Kevin McKellick of the Monroe Police Department. According to McKellick, the department received a complaint from a Spring Hill Road resident that her parents noticed items missing from the house and they suspected their new home health aide was stealing from them.  Sabat, who was employed b…

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Four Charged, 22 Dogs Confiscated In Fairfield County Credit Card Fraud, Animal Neglect Case Four Charged, 22 Dogs Confiscated In Fairfield County Credit Card Fraud, Animal Neglect Case
Four Charged, 22 Dogs Confiscated In Fairfield County Credit Card Fraud, Animal Neglect Case Four people were arrested and 22 dogs confiscated in Fairfield County after police received reports of credit card fraud and animal abuse. The case began in late February when the Stamford Police Department investigated several incidents of veterinary services that were paid for with fraudulent credit cards, said Lieutenant Nicholas Montagnese. During this same time, the Stamford Police Department received community complaints that numerous dogs were being housed and possibly neglected at 227 Belltown Road, Montagnese said. Based on the complaints, Stamford animal contr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Nabbed Attempting To Use Fake Prescription At Pharmacy In Fairfield County, Police Say Duo Nabbed Attempting To Use Fake Prescription At Pharmacy In Fairfield County, Police Say
Duo Nabbed Attempting To Use Fake Prescription At Pharmacy In Fairfield County, Police Say Two Fairfield County men were nabbed allegedly attempting to use a fake prescription at an area pharmacy. The two men, identified as Elvis Canahui, 22, and Kason Sumpter, 23, both of Norwalk, were arrested on Tuesday, April 6 by Greenwich Police, after police received a call from a pharmacist, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. According to Zuccerella, a pharmacist in the central Greenwich district on Greenwich Ave., contacted the police department to report that Sumpter had attempted to obtain drugs. Plainclothes officers responded and conducted surveillance. The pharmacist was able to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Health Aide Nabbed For Forgery/Theft At Fairfield County Senior Living Facility, Police Say Health Aide Nabbed For Forgery/Theft At Fairfield County Senior Living Facility, Police Say
Health Aide Nabbed For Forgery/Theft At Fairfield County Senior Living Facility, Police Say An aide at a senior living facility has been arrested for allegedly fraudulently cashing a check belonging to one of the home's residents. Jodian Nunes, age 28, of Stamford, was arrested after police say they received a complaint that a current resident at a senior living facility in Darien had been notified by their bank about a possible fraudulent transaction. The family member reported a  check had been cashed and the check image showed a signature that didn’t match the signature of the victim and the victim had not written a check in years, Darien PD Sgt. James…

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Employee Accused Of Forging Bids In Fairfield County, Police Say Employee Accused Of Forging Bids In Fairfield County, Police Say
Employee Accused Of Forging Bids In Fairfield County, Police Say An employee has been arrested for allegedly changing bids at a parks and recreation department in Fairfield County. William Howard turned himself in to police on Thursday, Feb. 25, and charged with 32 counts of forgery following a three-month investigation into irregularities regarding vendor bids in Norwalk, authorities said. Howard was a seasonal employee with the City of Norwalk with no access to city accounts or funds, said Norwalk PD Lt. Joe Dinho. The bids in question date back to at least 2007. They were discovered in late 2020 following changes in personnel and reporting …

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Woman, 20, Accused Of Taking Part In Forged Check Scam In Fairfield County Woman, 20, Accused Of Taking Part In Forged Check Scam In Fairfield County
Woman, 20, Accused Of Taking Part In Forged Check Scam In Fairfield County A 20-year-old woman was arrested by police in Fairfield County for running a sophisticated forged check scam. Fairfield Police were first alerted to the scam after a resident reported that one of her personal checks for $750 had been stolen from her mailbox and later cashed at a Citibank for $15,720 payable to Dayana Castillo, of the Bronx, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. With the assistance of Citibank, Fairfield detectives discovered the check was altered and cashed in September via an ATM machine.  Detectives found several other fraudulent deposits into the same account …

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Man Nabbed Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check From Fairfield County Business, Police Say Man Nabbed Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check From Fairfield County Business, Police Say
Man Nabbed Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check From Fairfield County Business, Police Say A Connecticut man was busted allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check from a Fairfield County business. New Haven County resident Ian Picerno, 39, of Seymour, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 13, by Monroe Police for attempting to cash a fraudulent check at Union Savings Bank located at 411 Monroe Turnpike, said Lt. Stephen Corrone. Picerno walked up to the drive-thru window of the bank and attempted to cash a check from an auto body shop in Danbury, Corrone said.  The teller identified the check as being fraudulent and contacted the Monroe Police Department,…

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Man Busted Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check At Fairfield County Bank, Police Say Man Busted Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check At Fairfield County Bank, Police Say
Man Busted Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check At Fairfield County Bank, Police Say A 49-year-old man was busted in Fairfield County for attempting to cash a fraudulent check. Johnny Rivera, of New Haven, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, at Union Saving Bank in Monroe for charges involving fraudulent activity, said Monroe Police Lt. Stephen Corrone. According to Corrone, around 3 p.m. the department received a complaint from employees of the Union Savings Bank concerning an individual who walked up to the drive-through window attempting to cash a check they believed to be fraudulent.  The employee told officers that Rivera presented a check dr…

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Woman Nabbed After Cashing Stolen Altered Check For More Than $2K, Fairfield Police Say Woman Nabbed After Cashing Stolen Altered Check For More Than $2K, Fairfield Police Say
Woman Nabbed After Cashing Stolen Altered Check For More Than $2K, Fairfield Police Say An area woman was arrested for allegedly altering a business check for $2,000 more than it was written for. Felicia Michele Cooper, 31, of Hartford, was arrested by Fairfield Police on a warrant on Wednesday, Dec. 9, for the incident which took place in October at the Black Rock Turnpike Liquor Store, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. The check fraud was uncovered when the liquor store owner came to the Fairfield Police headquarters to report check fraud. He told police his People's United Bank business check had been fraudulently altered and made payable for $2,000 more than he is…

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Woman Nabbed For Sophisticated Credit/Debit Card Scam In Fairfield County Woman Nabbed For Sophisticated Credit/Debit Card Scam In Fairfield County
Woman Nabbed For Sophisticated Credit/Debit Card Scam In Fairfield County A Fairfield County woman has been arrested for an alleged credit/debit card scam after being caught using one at a Greenwich Avenue business. Athanasai Sgouris, 58, of Stamford, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 14 after Greenwich Police responded to a Central Greenwich business on the report of the scam, police said. While on the scene, officers made contact with Sgouris and found that using an online web application she was allegedly orchestrating a gift card conversion scam that defrauded the company out of $3,250, police said. The investigation revealed that Sgouris was laundering money thr…

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Man Tries To Withdraw $25K That Didn't Belong To Him From Chase Bank In Fairfield, Police Say Man Tries To Withdraw $25K That Didn't Belong To Him From Chase Bank In Fairfield, Police Say
Man Tries To Withdraw $25K That Didn't Belong To Him From Chase Bank In Fairfield, Police Say A man was arrested in Fairfield County after allegedly withdrawing more than $25,000 from a bank account that did not belong to him. Igor Injomar Corporan, 24, of the Bronx, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 10, when Chase Bank contacted Fairfield Police at 2:42 p.m. to report a man in their branch making several suspicious withdrawals from an account, said Lt. Antonio Granata. An investigation revealed that Corporan attempted to make four withdrawals on the same day from a Chase Bank account that did not belong to him, Granata said.  A $9,500.00 withdrawal was made by Corporan at t…

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Woman Signs, Cashes $995 Check That Didn't Belong To Her, Police Say Woman Signs, Cashes $995 Check That Didn't Belong To Her, Police Say
Woman Signs, Cashes $995 Check That Didn't Belong To Her, Police Say A Long Island woman was arrested by area police for allegedly signing and cashing a check for $995 that did not belong to her in Connecticut, police said. Laverne Thomas, 52, of Bay Shore, was arrested by Milford Police on Monday, Nov. 16, on an active warrant for the event which took place in Nov. 2017, said the Milford Police. Thomas is accused of fraudulently signing and cashing a check in the amount of $995 from a checking account that was not hers. She was charged with forgery and released on a promise to appear ticket. 

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