Teen Trio Caught Trying To Steal $600 Of Items At Fairfield County Market Teen Trio Caught Trying To Steal $600 Of Items At Fairfield County Market
Teen Trio Caught Trying To Steal $600 Of Items At Fairfield County Market Three teens were busted attempting to steal more than $600 worth of food and other items from a Stop & Shop, according to the Stamford Police. The trio, including Ja’David James, 18, Shaun Williams, 18, and a 17-year-old, all of Stamford, were caught around 8:3 p.m. Monday as they walked out of the store and into the cuffs of two waiting Stamford police officers, according to Sgt. Robert Shawinsky. According to Shawinsky, police were called by Stop & Shop employees at the Ridgeway Shopping Center about the teens going up and down aisles stealing items.  A Stamford police officer re…
Stamford Man Runs Down Driver Who Stole Girlfriend's Jeep, Police Say Stamford Man Runs Down Driver Who Stole Girlfriend's Jeep, Police Say
Stamford Man Runs Down Driver Who Stole Girlfriend's Jeep, Police Say A weird case that landed two men in handcuffs all began with a woman's "stolen" Jeep. According to Stamford Police, the story began in Milford on Sunday when a Stamford man, David Ferguson, 50, was driving along I-95 with his girlfriend when they spotted her stolen white 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The couple began following/chasing the Jeep until they reached the Exit 7 off-ramp in Stamford and the vehicle ran out of gas, said Stamford Police Sgt. Brian Butler. Butler said that's when the woman jumped out of the car and began walking toward the Jeep which was being driven by Marqu…
Police Nab Man With $14K In Fraudulently Purchased Cell Phones In Greenwich Police Nab Man With $14K In Fraudulently Purchased Cell Phones In Greenwich
Police Nab Man With $14K In Fraudulently Purchased Cell Phones In Greenwich A man was nabbed by Greenwich Police for receiving more than $14,000 in fraudulent cell phones. Derick Dimson, 28, of Newark was arrested Tuesday after Greenwich Police received information that Dimson would be arriving in town to pick up a package delivered by UPS containing the phones that had been purchased fraudulently, police said. Officers staked out the address and watched as Dimson arrived at the arranged address and picked up the package, police said.  A search of his vehicle turned up additional phones obtained by fraudulent means with a total value of $14,888.92. He was charged…
Second Woman Arrested In Wilton Jewelry Store Heist Second Woman Arrested In Wilton Jewelry Store Heist
Second Woman Arrested In Wilton Jewelry Store Heist Another woman has been nabbed in association with a brazen jewelry store robbery in Wilton last year, according to the Wilton Police Department. During the October heist, three women and a man entered the Campus Jewelers at 5 River Road and distracted the two salespersons while the man stole jewelry from behind the counter and put it in a brown paper shopping bag that he was carrying, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The suspects then purchased an item with cash and then left the store with the stolen jewelry totaling over $21,000, he added. Following a lengthy investigation, on Feb. 14…
Police Say Scammers Tried To Open Fake Bank Accounts In Greenwich Police Say Scammers Tried To Open Fake Bank Accounts In Greenwich
Police Say Scammers Tried To Open Fake Bank Accounts In Greenwich Greenwich Police busted two New York City men for trying to open a fake bank account at the Wells Fargo Bank on Glenville Road, according to Greenwich Police. Ahmad Penn, 57, and Larry Gattling, 28, were arrested Monday, Jan. 29 after bank officials call police around 4: p.m. about a suspicious person, police said. Police said that Penn used a fake Massachusetts driver's license and a fake credit card to open the account and then try and withdrew $3,000. Gattling drove Penn to the bank and was in the parking lot.  Both were charged with identity theft, forgery, criminal impersonation and c…
Woman Charged With Stealing Clothes From Westport Merchant Woman Charged With Stealing Clothes From Westport Merchant
Woman Charged With Stealing Clothes From Westport Merchant A Hudson Valley woman involved in a clothing theft scheme in Fairfield County turned herself in after a warrant was issued for her arrest, according to Westport Police. In October, a woman stole more than $300 in clothing from a downtown merchant. A second woman later entered the store and returned the stolen items and received a gift card for the items’ value. The woman returning the items provided the store employee their name, Kathy Deacon, police said.  The investigation later determined the suspect who returned the stolen items was Kathy Deacon, 65, of Hyde Park in Dutchess County and …