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Westchester Caseworker Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client Westchester Caseworker Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client
Westchester Caseworker Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client A Westchester County caseworker who resides in Connecticut faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from a 95-year-old woman suffering from dementia whom she had been taking care of.  Fairfield County resident Chantel Chenault, age 46, of Danbury, was indicted on multiple charges on Friday, March 24 for stealing from the elderly woman under her care in Westchester, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James.  According to officials from James's office, Chenault became the woman's caseworker in 2017 and was employed with the Westch…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say
Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say A woman faces larceny and identity theft charges after she deposited a stolen check worth almost $600,000 into a fraudulent account at a bank in Darien, police said.  An arrest warrant for 54-year-old Donna Hurley of New York City on charges related to bank forgery was served on Wednesday, Feb. 8 by a Darien police officer at Stamford Superior Court, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  The fraudulent activity leading up to Hurley's arrest began in October 2022, when Hurley allegedly opened a business account at the First Country Bank located at 1006 Post Rd. on Tu…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Charged In Scheme To Steal, Cash Checks Mailed, Police In Fairfield County Report Man Charged In Scheme To Steal, Cash Checks Mailed, Police In Fairfield County Report
Man Charged In Scheme To Steal, Cash Checks Mailed, Police In Fairfield County Report Investigators in Fairfield County reported that a 21-year-old man was charged in a scheme to steal and cash checks that were being sent in the mail. Darien officers responded to the West Haven Police Department at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, to take custody of Wilson Ketter, of West Haven, on an arrest warrant, the Darien Police Department reported. Police said a victim reported on Friday, Aug. 12, that a personal check they mailed had been stolen, altered, and cashed. Investigators spoke to the account holder for the fraudulent check, and the account holder said she made co…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County
Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County issued an alert following a string of vehicle thefts. The New Canaan Police Department said the thefts and suspicious incidents took place between Friday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Oct. 30. Officers first responded to a report of a vehicle stolen from a driveway in the area of Weed Street and Richmond Hill Road in New Canaan at about 1:20 a.m. on Friday, according to the report. The owner said the keys to their 2016 Land Rover had been left in the vehicle, along with a checkbook, a laptop, and work-related paperwork, police said. Another resident of Weed Street then …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Using Info Of Victim From Fairfield County To Buy $47,900 Rolex At NYC Store Man Accused Of Using Info Of Victim From Fairfield County To Buy $47,900 Rolex At NYC Store
Man Accused Of Using Info Of Victim From Fairfield County To Buy $47,900 Rolex At NYC Store A 55-year-old man is facing charges after investigators reported he used the information of a victim from Fairfield County to purchase a $47,905 watch. Darien Police officers responded to the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office in Paterson, New Jersey, on Thursday, Oct. 6, to take custody of Douglas Cantey, a resident of Paterson, who was wanted in an incident that was reported on April 3, the Darien Police Department said. The victim told police he received a UPS delivery of an empty Rolex watch box, which he didn't purchase, authorities said. He then discovered an unauthorized purc…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman Accused Of Embezzling Nearly $200K From Company In Fairfield County Woman Accused Of Embezzling Nearly $200K From Company In Fairfield County
Woman Accused Of Embezzling Nearly $200K From Company In Fairfield County A 39-year-old woman was nabbed for allegedly embezzling nearly $200,000 from a Fairfield County company. Daria Opolski, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 15 in Darien after turning herself in to police on an active warrant.  She was arrested for an incident stemming from August when a victim came to police headquarters to report larceny involving a large sum of money embezzled from her business account by one of her employees, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police.  The victim reported that the employee she suspected was Opolski and reported …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Identity Theft For Using Credit Card Stolen In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Charged With Identity Theft For Using Credit Card Stolen In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Charged With Identity Theft For Using Credit Card Stolen In Fairfield County, Police Say A 40-year-old woman is facing an identity theft charge after investigators reported that she used a credit card that was stolen from a vehicle in Fairfield County. Darien Police Department officers responded to Philadelphia on Tuesday, Aug. 30, to extradite Colleen Kane, who was being held on a fugitive from justice charge, the Darien Police Department said. Police said Kane waived extradition and was transported back to Darien. She was being held on an arrest warrant stemming from a motor vehicle burglary that happened on Old Kings Highway in Darien on May 25, authorities reported. …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Charged With ID Theft, Forgery After Incident At Bank In Fairfield County Man Charged With ID Theft, Forgery After Incident At Bank In Fairfield County
Man Charged With ID Theft, Forgery After Incident At Bank In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man is facing forgery and identity theft charges after police said he tried to make a fraudulent transaction at a bank. Christopher Johnson, age 54, of Norwalk, was arrested at about 3:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, on charges stemming from an incident that happened in Darien in 2020, the Darien Police Department announced on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Officers responded to Chase Bank, located at 165 Noroton Ave. in Darien at about 1:40 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2020, after receiving a report about an attempted fraudulent transaction, police said. An employee said the man, later identifie…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Issue New Warning For 'Difficult To Investigate' Scams Police Issue New Warning For 'Difficult To Investigate' Scams
Police Issue New Warning For 'Difficult To Investigate' Scams Police are warning the public about a new increase in scams that are "difficult to investigate." The scams, which take place all over the country, have also been reported region. "Even though the police may be made aware of these types of cases, they can be difficult to investigate because many times the suspects are in another country or quickly leave the scene where very little suspect information is available," the Trumbull Police Department in Fairfield County, Connecticut, said. Here's a list of the types of scams: The caller claimed to be a family member that has an illness or was …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Woman Nabbed Stealing $38K From Fairfield County Resident, Police Say CT Woman Nabbed Stealing $38K From Fairfield County Resident, Police Say
CT Woman Nabbed Stealing $38K From Fairfield County Resident, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested for allegedly writing more than $38,000 in fraudulent checks from the account of a Fairfield County resident. An investigation into the incident began in Westport in June 2021 after a resident reported that an unknown person has used his personal information to write more than $38,000 in checks. The checks were deposited into a Citibank account which led detectives to question a man identified as Eldrege Christmas as a suspect, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police. As a result, a search warrant to examine Christmas’s cell phone was obtained. Ad…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Nabbed Trying To Obtain Fake Debit Card, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed Trying To Obtain Fake Debit Card, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed Trying To Obtain Fake Debit Card, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with attempting to fraudulently obtain a debit card in Fairfield County while impersonating the real account holder. The incident took place in Westport on Thursday, June 30 at the TD Bank located at 185 Main St. Officers responded to the bank on a report that a man was attempting to receive a debit card by impersonating the real account holder, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police. The suspect was still in the bank when officers arrived. He said his name was Edward Tucker and presented a Pennsylvania driver's license with that name, Wolf said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Video Surveillance Used To Nab Stolen Credit Card Suspect In Fairfield County Video Surveillance Used To Nab Stolen Credit Card Suspect In Fairfield County
Video Surveillance Used To Nab Stolen Credit Card Suspect In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly stealing a credit card from a business and then using it to charge more than $1.5K in goods. The theft took place in Westport in July 2021 from a business located on Post Road East. When police arrived at the business, a woman said her company American Express card had been stolen and then used by the suspect to purchase more than $1,500 in goods, said Lt. Anthony Prezioso, of the Westport Police.  The detective investigating the case was able to obtain video surveillance of the suspect illegally using the credit card. The survei…

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by Kathy Reakes