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Criminal Impersonation: CT Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Go On Shopping Spree, Police Say Criminal Impersonation: CT Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Go On Shopping Spree, Police Say
Criminal Impersonation: CT Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Go On Shopping Spree, Police Say A 22-year-old Connecticut woman is accused of trying to take over a woman's financial life after someone stole her wallet, authorities said.  Litchfield County resident Audrey Bennett, of Woodbury, faces two counts of criminal impersonation and one charge each of identity theft, theft, and criminal attempt of larceny, Wallingford Police said on Friday, May 12. A New Haven County woman called Wallingford police on Jan. 17 after someone used her information to buy a new iPhone 14 from AT&T, authorities said. The woman told investigators that someone had stolen her wallet from her car…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Hackers Accessed Personal Data Of 37 Million Customers, T-Mobile Says Hackers Accessed Personal Data Of 37 Million Customers, T-Mobile Says
Hackers Accessed Personal Data Of 37 Million Customers, T-Mobile Says A hacker accessed the personal data of tens of millions of T-Mobile's customers, the company announced. T-Mobile says it's "currently in the process of informing impacted customers that after a thorough investigation, we have determined that a bad actor used a single Application Programming Interface (or API) to obtain limited types of information on their accounts." The breach began on Friday, Nov. 25, and the data breached included name, billing address, email, phone number, date of birth, T-Mobile account number, and "information such as the number of lines on the account …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Nabbed For ID Theft Scheme In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Nabbed For ID Theft Scheme In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Nabbed For ID Theft Scheme In Fairfield County, Police Say A woman is facing charges after police in Fairfield County said she opened cellular accounts using a victim's identity.  Annedlasia Porter, of Hartford, was arrested by New Canaan Police on Tuesday, Dec. 7, for two counts of conspiracy and four counts of third-degree identity theft, according to the New Canaan Police Department.  Police said Porter also uses the alias Jennifer Johnson, and on separate occasions told police that she is 28 years old and 21 years old. Police said investigators found that Porter had opened multiple cellular accounts at T-Mobile and Verizon wireless u…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
911 Temporarily Down In CT City, Highlights National Mobile Phone Problem 911 Temporarily Down In CT City, Highlights National Mobile Phone Problem
911 Temporarily Down In CT City, Highlights National Mobile Phone Problem Emergency 911 service is temporarily down for AT&T mobile phone users in at least one Connecticut community. On Thursday, Nov. 12, around 7:30 a.m., the Newington Police issued a notice that the department is unable to receive 911 calls from AT&T mobile phones at the moment. The police are asking people in need of their services to call the business line (860) 666-8445 and select #5 in the prompts. Not being able to use a mobile phone to call 911 in an emergency is more commons than you’d hope. In June, T-Mobile had temporary issues in various locations across the nation where cu…

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by Kristin Palpini