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Woman Behind Bars After Being Nabbed With Fake CT License At Bank Woman Behind Bars After Being Nabbed With Fake CT License At Bank
Woman Behind Bars After Being Nabbed With Fake CT License At Bank A Westchester woman was caught in the act by Chase Bank personnel attempting to obtain a temporary ATM card using another person’s account and a Connecticut driver’s license, police said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched to the Chase Bank branch on Lee Avenue shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, where there was a reported identity theft in progress, prompting an investigation. Police said that the bank employees notified the officers that they had been informed by a different bank branch earlier in the day that Mount Vernon resident Shaunta Dias, 46, h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Greenwich PD Nab Man Wanted For Larceny Greenwich PD Nab Man Wanted For Larceny
Greenwich PD Nab Man Wanted For Larceny Greenwich police nabbed a man wanted for a host of charges including larceny after he was booked into jail on another matter. Aaron Fogg, 24, of Newark, was arrested Wednesday by Greenwich Police at the Sussex County Jail in Newtown, N.J., where he was being held for another crime, said Lt. David Nemecek. Fogg was wanted for a March crime that included the charges of larceny, criminal attempt, criminal impersonation, and forgery, police said. Fogg waived extradition on June 20 and was transported back to Greenwich where he is being held on $25,000 bond.  He is also wanted on a felony warr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Nabbed After Purse Snatching At Commuter Lot, State Police Say Three Nabbed After Purse Snatching At Commuter Lot, State Police Say
Three Nabbed After Purse Snatching At Commuter Lot, State Police Say Connecticut State Police troopers were able to track down an adult suspect and two juveniles who were allegedly involved in a purse snatching incident at a commuter lot on Route 9. Shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Sunday night, troopers from Troop H in Hartford responded to the Route 9, exit 30 commuter lot in New Britain, where a woman reported that three Hispanic men had taken her purse off her arm by force, before taking off on foot. Upon arrival at the scene, troopers spoke to the woman, who was able to provide a more detailed description of the three suspects, who were tracked down and deta…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Employee At New Canaan Facility Stole $1,100, Police Say Employee At New Canaan Facility Stole $1,100, Police Say
Employee At New Canaan Facility Stole $1,100, Police Say Following a weeks-long investigation, a former employee at a New Canaan residential treatment facility turned himself into police custody for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 from a patient. Police in New Canaan received a complaint from an area treatment facility on March 28, leading to an investigation, which determined that the suspect was an employee at the facility, who allegedly committed a larceny involving a patient that led to a total loss of $1,100 to the victim. After receiving the report, the New Canaan Police Investigative Section began an investigation into the larceny and …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Duo Charged After Stealing Wrong Package From Wilton Home In ID Theft Case Duo Charged After Stealing Wrong Package From Wilton Home In ID Theft Case
Duo Charged After Stealing Wrong Package From Wilton Home In ID Theft Case A pair of 20-year-olds are facing multiple charges after being busted red-handed allegedly stealing the wrong package from a Wilton home, local police announced on Monday. Officers from the Wilton Police Department were dispatched to a stretch of Wolfpit Road shortly after noon on Friday, April 13, where there was a report of a suspicious vehicle occupied by two men. Police said that when approaching the vehicle - which was occupied by Bronx residents Mamadu Barry and Mohamed Fofana and a juvenile whose name was not released - there was an opened package next to the car, which had been addr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Steals More Than 50K From Employer, Police Say Fairfield County Man Steals More Than 50K From Employer, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Steals More Than 50K From Employer, Police Say Police detectives, with assistance from the Rockland County District Attorney's Office, arrested a 59-year-old man for stealing more than $50,000 from his employer, the Dynarex Corporation. Richard F. Farrah of Bethel, Connecticut was arrested Jan. 25 on charges that as an international sales associate he falsified sales order in order to have the money come to him, instead of Dynarex, said the Orangetown Police. Investigators said Farrah would remove products that had not been paid for, then when he received the products he would use the money for his own personal use, police said. Farrah…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed For Swindling $167K From Rye Brook Couple, Police Say Man Nabbed For Swindling $167K From Rye Brook Couple, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Swindling $167K From Rye Brook Couple, Police Say A 48-year-old man has been charged with stealing $167,000 from a  Westchester couple over the course of several years, police said. Detectives from the Rye Brook Police Department charged Eric S. Jackier of Barker Avenue in White Plains with grand larceny in the second degree, a C felony on Thursday, Feb. 1. Jackier is accused of swindling the money over a four-year period from an elderly Rye Brook couple after he claimed to be an expert who can facilitate the payment of Veteran’s benefits from the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs, police said.  He gave himself the title of “N…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Sales Associate From Fairfield County Busted For Stealing More Than $50K Sales Associate From Fairfield County Busted For Stealing More Than $50K
Sales Associate From Fairfield County Busted For Stealing More Than $50K An investigation into misappropriated funds from a Rockland County company led to the arrest of a former employee who allegedly stole more than $50,000. Detectives from the Orangetown Police Department announced the arrest of Bethel, Conn., resident Richard Farrah, 59, following an investigation into money stolen from Dynarex Incorporation in Orangeburg. Police said that while employed as an International Sales Associate for Dynarex, Farrah allegedly falsified orders to remove products without payment to the company. He then allegedly received payments on those products for his own personal…

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by Zak Failla