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OAP Robbery

Resident, 72, Assaulted After Handing $8,700 To Grandparent Bail Scammer: New Milford PD Resident, 72, Assaulted After Handing $8,700 To Grandparent Bail Scammer: New Milford PD
Resident, 72, Assaulted After Handing $8,700 To Grandparent Bail Scammer: New Milford PD A heartless thug assaulted a 72-year-old New Milford man after conning the victim and his wife out of $8,700 with a grandparent bail scam, authorities said. Carlos Liriano-Cruz, 21, convinced the victims that their grandson was in police custody and needed the cash for bail, Police Chief Brian T. Clancy said. Liriano-Cruz, of Paterson, had gone to their house, collected the money and began heading back to a vehicle parked up the street when the father realized they'd been conned, the chief said. The victim followed Liriano-Cruz and recorded a short video of him and his car with his cellpho…