Man Nabbed For Fraud Involving Employees' Payroll Direct Deposits, Wilton Police Say Man Nabbed For Fraud Involving Employees' Payroll Direct Deposits, Wilton Police Say
Man Nabbed For Fraud Involving Employees' Payroll Direct Deposits, Wilton Police Say A 59-year-old man was arrested for fraud for allegedly having an employee's direct deposits from a Wilton business sent to his own account. Joseph Kolosinsky, of Jessup, Pennsylvania, was arrested Friday, Jan. 4, after being extradited to the Wilton Police Department and charged with larceny and criminal impersonation, said the Wilton Police Department. Police began to investigate Kolosinsky in connection with the fraud in June 2018 when it was learned that a local business had become a victim of a larceny. The fraud involved a change to an employee's direct deposits of payroll, p…
Woman Makes Purchases With Credit Cards From Purse Stolen At Post Road Business, Police Say Woman Makes Purchases With Credit Cards From Purse Stolen At Post Road Business, Police Say
Woman Makes Purchases With Credit Cards From Purse Stolen At Post Road Business, Police Say A 42-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing a wallet and using the credit cards inside after police identified her on surveillance video. Amy Goldbeck of Milford was arrested on Friday, Dec. 28, after Milford police received a report of a theft of a wallet from a Boston Post Road business, said Milford Police. An investigation led to the arrest of Goldbeck who is accused of stealing the wallet and then using the credit cards inside to make several purchases, police said. Police recognized Goldbeck from past similar incidents on the store's video surveillance and arrested h…
Two Nabbed For ID Theft Attempting To Buy $1.8K In Goods From Saks, Greenwich Police Say Two Nabbed For ID Theft Attempting To Buy $1.8K In Goods From Saks, Greenwich Police Say
Two Nabbed For ID Theft Attempting To Buy $1.8K In Goods From Saks, Greenwich Police Say Two men were nabbed for identity theft after allegedly attempting to purchase some $1,890 in goods from the Saks on Greenwich Avenue.The men were arrested Thursday, Dec. 6, after Saks personnel became suspicious when the two men, Franklin Freiber Romero, 25 of Reading, Pennsylvania, and Francisco Diaz-Denoly, 23, of the Bronx, attempted to purchase $1,890 worth of goods at the store in Greenwich, said Greenwich Police. When asked for identification, Diaz-Denoly showed a Pennsylvania driver's license in the name of Daniel Cornyn, police said. The two men then quickly…
Man Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw Money From Victim's Account Extradited To Greenwich Man Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw Money From Victim's Account Extradited To Greenwich
Man Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw Money From Victim's Account Extradited To Greenwich A man was extradited Wednesday on a warrant for attempting to withdraw money from another person's bank account.  John Joseph Crane, 57, of Patchogue on Long Island, was arrested at the Nassau County Correctional Center by Greenwich Police on a warrant for an event that took place August, said the Greenwich Police Department. According to police, on August 6, Crane allegedly entered a local bank masquerading as a customer and attempted to withdraw money from that person's account.  Bank officials thought that Crane's behavior was suspicious and contacted police. Crane f…
Son Of West Haven Mayor Allegedly Embezzled $80K From Restaurant Son Of West Haven Mayor Allegedly Embezzled $80K From Restaurant
Son Of West Haven Mayor Allegedly Embezzled $80K From Restaurant The son of West Haven's mayor Nancy Rossi has been arrested for allegedly embezzling money from two restaurants he was managing. Stephen Rossi of West Haven was arrested last week for embezzling more than $80,000 from the Sitting Duck restaurant in Trumbull and Stratford, according to the New Haven Register. Trumbull police said they received a complaint from William da Silva, co-owner of the Sitting Duck regarding the missing funds, the Register said. An audit found that between Nov. 1, 2015, and April 2, Rossi had allegedly taken cash and inflated the inventory, and then keepin…
Man Bought $3.6K Of Merchandise After Opening Fake Account At Area Costco, Police Say Man Bought $3.6K Of Merchandise After Opening Fake Account At Area Costco, Police Say
Man Bought $3.6K Of Merchandise After Opening Fake Account At Area Costco, Police Say A 58-year-old man attempted to use a fake identity to steal thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Connecticut Costco before fleeing on foot, police said. Officers from the Milford Police Department were dispatched to Costco on Boston Post Road at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, where employees reported possible fraudulent transactions. Police said the investigation determined that Bronx resident Stanley Porter opened a line of credit using a false name - Charles Godfrey - and a false social security number to purchase approximately $3,600 worth of merchandise from the store…
Teens Caught With Stolen Car After Using Victim's Credit Card At Trumbull Mall, Police Say Teens Caught With Stolen Car After Using Victim's Credit Card At Trumbull Mall, Police Say
Teens Caught With Stolen Car After Using Victim's Credit Card At Trumbull Mall, Police Say Two teenagers took police on a foot chase through the Trumbull Mall and parking lot after being busted with a stolen Audi Q5 and using their victim’s credit cards. Investigators from the Trumbull Police Department were alerted at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, of a stolen car that had been taken out of Newington. Police said that further investigation from the Audi’s owner determined that her credit cards, which had been left in the car, had been used within the store earlier that day. The initial investigation found the stolen car was found in the parking lot of the mall. …
Man Posed As Boston Bruins Owner, Scammed Business Owners, Wilton Police Say Man Posed As Boston Bruins Owner, Scammed Business Owners, Wilton Police Say
Man Posed As Boston Bruins Owner, Scammed Business Owners, Wilton Police Say A 37-year-old man was nabbed for posing as the owner of the Boston Bruins and scamming local business owners to have work done for free or at a reduced rate, Wilton Police said. Jeffrey Jacobs, of both Wilton and White Plains, was arrested Sunday, July 22, on an arrest warrant in Dutchess County and waived extradition, said the Wilton Police Department. Jacobs was arrested after Wilton Police received a complaint from the owners of the NHL Boston Bruins complaining that Jacobs was misrepresenting himself as an owner of the team. He would then scam individuals to do work on his home or recei…
Police: Man Going 90 MPH On I-84 Was Under Influence, Driving Recklessly Police: Man Going 90 MPH On I-84 Was Under Influence, Driving Recklessly
Police: Man Going 90 MPH On I-84 Was Under Influence, Driving Recklessly Two suspects with warrants out for their arrest attempted to dupe Connecticut State Police troopers with family members' names after being busted with heroin and crack-cocaine during a speeding stop on I-84. Troopers conducting speed enforcement on I-84 in Willington conducted a traffic stop near exit 70 over the weekend, when a vehicle was spotted driving 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. During the subsequent stop, troopers said “the driver and passenger both appeared nervous and that neither of them owned of the vehicle or had any form of identification.” Police said that the male driver and a fe…
Wrong-Way Driver, 31, Was Driving Without License In Greenwich, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver, 31, Was Driving Without License In Greenwich, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver, 31, Was Driving Without License In Greenwich, Police Say A Greenwich man was arrested after police nabbed him driving the wrong way down a street Sunday afternoon. Mark Traisman, 31, was pulled over around 1:10 p.m. on Greenwich Avenue by Greenwich police officers. Once stopped he handed the officer police a driver’s license with another person’s name, according to the arrest report,  It was later revealed he did not have a valid license, according to the arrest report.  Traisman was charged with driving without a license, criminal impersonation, forgery, and interfering with a police investigation.  He was also given a ticket for driving the w…
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…
Police: Woman Attempts $170K In Fraudulent Withdrawals At Bank In Greenwich Police: Woman Attempts $170K In Fraudulent Withdrawals At Bank In Greenwich
Police: Woman Attempts $170K In Fraudulent Withdrawals At Bank In Greenwich A woman attempted to make fraudulent withdrawals totaling $170,000 using a fake identification at a Chase Bank in Greenwich, police said. The incident occurred at around 2 .m. on Friday, June 22 at the branch at 1150 East Putnam Ave., where 23-year-old Mengyan Zhou attempted withdrawals of $150,000 and $20,000, said Lt. David Nemecek of the Greenwich Police Department. Zhou presented investigating officers with a fraudulent New York license, attempting to depict herself as the bank account holder, police said, adding that she also lied to officers several times regarding her identity. She …