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BUSTED: Scammer, 71, Cons Recent Widow Out Of $100,000, Edgewater Police Charge BUSTED: Scammer, 71, Cons Recent Widow Out Of $100,000, Edgewater Police Charge
Busted: Scammer, 71, Cons Recent Widow Out Of $100,000, Edgewater Police Charge Her husband had just died when a widow lost $100,000 to a 71-year-old con artist from Edgewater, authorities charged. Anna Bors was already known to police. She has a record of arrests involving bank fraud, check kiting and thefts in Edgewater and Fort Lee and is believed to be part of an online “sweepstakes” or “lottery” scam ring, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said. This time, Bors weaseled account information from a 75-year-old recent widow in North Carolina, Wetklow said Tuesday. Detective Jorge Vanegas diligently worked the case, obtaining bank records as well as surveillance footage…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door
Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door Workers at an Edgewater construction site had left for the day when a burglar slipped in, put on a hard hat and work shirt and helped himself to $29,000 worth of tools while customers drank and dined at a restaurant next door, authorities said. He left an hour and a half later with drills, batteries, saws, and a spool of copper wire after breaking into several job boxes, they said. Borough Detective Jorge Vanegas got surveillance footage from the restaurant and watched as Jose Hernandez-Done of New York City pulled up that June night, parked his dark-colored Toyota Corolla next to the Old …

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by Jerry DeMarco