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Police Ask Public's Help In Locating ID Theft Suspect Police Ask Public's Help In Locating ID Theft Suspect
Police Ask Public's Help In Locating ID Theft Suspect Police are on the lookout for a man accused of stealing the identity of a Dutchess County man to make fraudulent money orders in Fairfield County. New York State Police say troopers investigated a complaint of identity theft in Beekman after an unknown party made two MoneyGram purchases in Danbury using account information from a victim residing in New York on Saturday, Sept. 21. The suspect, pictured above, purchased two MoneyGram money orders, both in the amount of $1,000.87, at the Walmart in Danbury (67 Newtown Road), according to police. The suspect allegedly used the victim’s stolen C…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut Friendly's is closing 23 more of its restaurants in the Northeast, including in New York and Connecticut. The closures will occur when the leases are up of the affected restaurants. "While this was a tough decision, we are confident it will best position the brand for a bright future," Friendly's CEO George Mitchell wrote in a letter to franchise owners in April. "Especially difficult is the impact these closures will have on the locations' wonderful employees, who we are working to support with opportunities in other locations or severance payments and other assistance." Fourteen of …

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by Donna Christopher
News
Woman With Five Kids Arrested After Apparent Danbury Kidnapping Woman With Five Kids Arrested After Apparent Danbury Kidnapping
Woman With Five Kids Arrested After Apparent Danbury Kidnapping Connecticut State Police apprehended a woman wanted for kidnapping after locating her car at a Danbury gas station. The incident took place Tuesday after troopers received a notice to be on the lookout for a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer from Pittsfield, Mass., with a woman and five children, said Trooper Kelly Grant. According to officials, the woman, Shareen Tanna, 40, had taken her three children in violation of a custodial interference order, along with two others and had threatened to harm herself and the children. She was believed to be traveling to Rochester, N.Y., where she had a home…

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by Kathy Reakes