'Cherry-Picking' Fraud: CT Financial Advisor Sentenced For Stealing $2.7M From 45 Clients 'Cherry-Picking' Fraud: CT Financial Advisor Sentenced For Stealing $2.7M From 45 Clients
'Cherry-Picking' Fraud: CT Financial Advisor Sentenced For Stealing $2.7M From 45 Clients A Connecticut investment advisor was sentenced for defrauding clients of $2.7 million through a “cherry-picking” securities scheme.Fairfield County resident Jonathan Vincent Glenn, age 55, of Greenwich, will serve 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The sentencing was announced in Hartford on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Glenn also must serve the first six months of his supervised release in home confinement. “Cherry-picking” is a fraudulent securities trading practice in which a responsible individual executes trades without assigning them to a particular trading ac…
CT Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Crash CT Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Crash
CT Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Crash A Connecticut motorcyclist was hit and killed over the weekend, and police are asking to speak with witnesses.  Fairfield County resident Dwight Clifford St. John, of Norwalk, was hit on Saturday, Sept. 14, just after 5:30 p.m., Norwalk Police said.  A vehicle struck St. John near the intersection of Winfield Street and Pequot Drive. Paramedics rushed him to Norwalk Hospital, where he died of his injuries,  Police are investigating the cause of the crash. Authorities ask anyone with information or who may have witnessed the wreck to contact Officer Christopher…
CT Daycare Worker Accused Of Endangering Toddler After Parents Allege Mistreatment: Police CT Daycare Worker Accused Of Endangering Toddler After Parents Allege Mistreatment: Police
CT Daycare Worker Accused Of Endangering Toddler After Parents Allege Mistreatment: Police An employee of a Connecticut daycare and preschool is charged with risking the well-being of a 2-year-old child under her care after the child's parents said they saw her mistreat their child on a video, police said.  Fairfield County resident Brittany Lindao, age 23, of Greenwich, faces three charges of risk of injury to a child following her arrest on Saturday, Sept. 14, Greenwich Police said. She was being held on a $100,000 bond, authorities added. Lindao worked as a teacher at Grace Daycare and Learning Center at 2 St Roch Ave. in Greenwich. While watching the live feed…
CT High School Mourns Sudden Death Of Senior CT High School Mourns Sudden Death Of Senior
CT High School Mourns Sudden Death Of Senior A community in Fairfield County is mourning the sudden death of a high school student-athlete. Elliott Kropf, a senior who attended New Canaan High School, died on Saturday night, Sept. 14. Update: New Details Released On Death Of Elliot Kropf "Elliott was a strong student, an excellent athlete, a kind young man, and a wonderful friend, and he will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him," New Canaan Public Schools Superintendent Bryan Luizzi said in a statement on Sunday, Sept. 15. New Canaan High School will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, Sept. 16. "All buses …
Fatal Crash: 18-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On CT Roadway Fatal Crash: 18-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On CT Roadway
Fatal Crash: 18-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On CT Roadway A teenager was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a Connecticut roadway. It happened around 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, in Fairfield County, on southbound Route 25 in Trumbull. A 2013 BMW X1 was traveling southbound when another BMW, an X5, approached it. According to Connecticut State Police, the X5 "maneuvered to the right, sideswiping the passenger side rear" of the X1. The X5 lost control, veered into the median, and rolled over, hitting several trees. As a result, a back-seat passenger in the X5, Timothy Campbell, age 18, of Cumberland, Rhode Island, sustained fatal injuri…
Babysitter Stole $35K In Cash, Goods From CT Home: Police Babysitter Stole $35K In Cash, Goods From CT Home: Police
Babysitter Stole $35K In Cash, Goods From CT Home: Police The crime was coming from inside the house. Allegedly.  A 27-year-old Connecticut woman is accused of ripping off a Fairfield County family for more than $35,000 in stolen items and money illegally charged on their credit card, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Brigid Stanley, of Stamford, is charged with first-degree theft, illegal taking of a payment card, spending more than $500 on a revoked payment card, first-degree identity theft, and third-degree forgery, her arrest report shows. The client called Darien Police earlier this summer to report that $19,546.54 …
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pile-Up On I-95 In CT: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pile-Up On I-95 In CT: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pile-Up On I-95 In CT: Police A woman who Connecticut Police say caused a five-car pile-up on I-95 earlier this week was intoxicated when she got onto the interstate going the wrong direction. The Fairfield County crash happened just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when New York City resident Jacqueline Remache, age 29, of the Bronx, got onto I-95 in Stamford going the wrong way, authorities said.  She then pinballed against four other vehicles before finally stopping near Exit 9. Remache is charged with operating under the influence, driving the wrong way on a divided highway, and other traffic infraction…
Couple Attacked With Bats In Daring Daylight CT Carjacking: Feds Couple Attacked With Bats In Daring Daylight CT Carjacking: Feds
Couple Attacked With Bats In Daring Daylight CT Carjacking: Feds A Connecticut couple said they were attacked with a baseball bat, tied up with duct tape, and kidnapped by six men who carjacked them in broad daylight, authorities said.  Police in Danbury in Fairfield County on Sunday, Aug. 25, were called to Clapboard Ridge Road, near the intersection of East Gate Road, where witnesses said a group of people were beating up a man and were shoving him and a woman into a white van, the US Attorney General for Connecticut said.  The alleged attackers sped away when police arrived before crashing about a mile from the start of the chase. Four men j…
'Heartbreaking': CT High School Senior Killed In Crash With Dump Truck 'Heartbreaking': CT High School Senior Killed In Crash With Dump Truck
'Heartbreaking': CT High School Senior Killed In Crash With Dump Truck School officials in Connecticut announced to parents that a Fairfield County high school senior was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  Max Harper, an 18-year-old senior at Staples High School, collided with a fully loaded dump truck on Old Hill Road near Patrick Road as they negotiated a difficult turn in opposite directions, Westport Police said.  Max died at the scene, authorities said.  Staples High School will have a two-hour delay on Thursday, Sept. 12, and guidance counselors will be on hand to help students with their grief, Superintendent of Westport…
Police Investigate Shooting That Seriously Injured 1 In CT Police Investigate Shooting That Seriously Injured 1 In CT
Police Investigate Shooting That Seriously Injured 1 In CT Police in Fairfield County are investigating and searching for a suspect after a person was shot and seriously injured on a city street. The incident occurred in Norwalk at around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the area of Strawberry Hill Avenue and Catalpa Street. According to Norwalk Police Officer Sgt. Ryan Evarts, responding officers located a crime scene. At the same time, it was learned one victim had arrived at Norwalk Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds in serious condition. Evarts said detectives assumed the investigation and determined that this was an isolated inciden…
CT Man Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing New York State Trooper In ATV Mob Incident CT Man Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing New York State Trooper In ATV Mob Incident
CT Man Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing New York State Trooper In ATV Mob Incident An out-of-state man was charged with harassing a New York State trooper during an alleged "street takeover" in the Hudson Valley, which included 30 to 40 ATVs and motorcycles. Related: ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Wappingers Falls The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls.  According to State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a report of 30 to 40 motorcycles and off-highway vehicles operating "recklessly" on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls and on sidewalks. When a trooper arrived in a mark…
Man Wanted In Murder Of CT Mother Found Dead Man Wanted In Murder Of CT Mother Found Dead
Man Wanted In Murder Of CT Mother Found Dead A Fairfield County man wanted for questioning in the murder of a 27-year-old mother has been found dead. Related: 27-Year-Old Bridgeport Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Richardo Robinson, age 25, of Bridgeport, was a person of interest in the death of the young mother who was found shot dead on a Bridgeport street on Monday, Sept. 9. Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police said Robinson was located on Tuesday, Sept. 10, dead in Stratford. The Stratford Police have taken the lead in the "untimely death" case, he added. Next of kin have been notifie…