Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Putnam Man Nailed For Impersonating Officer May Have Stopped Others Putnam Man Nailed For Impersonating Officer May Have Stopped Others
Putnam Man Nailed For Impersonating Officer May Have Stopped Others Local deputies are asking area motorists if they have been pulled over by a 25-year-old man recently arrested for impersonating a police officer.  Joseph A. Maffettone of Putnam Valley was arrested on Feb. 16 on charges of impersonating a police officer after the Putnam County Sheriff's Office received a report from a woman who said she was pulled over by a man pretending to be a police officer. Maffettone, who was driving a GMC truck with flashing blue lights, was arrested on Feb. 16, after pulling over the woman on Oscawana Lake Road, the sheriff's office said. He told the woman that he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation
Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation A nearly two-year investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies that started in Westport following several cases of stolen identity has led to the arrest of a man who has been making fraudulent purchases with multiple identities throughout the tri-state area. The Westport Police Department received a report from a local resident on June 24, 2016, claiming that his identity had been stolen after he received a Home Depot credit card in the mail, which he had never applied to. The account related to the card was later used in Norwalk, Conn. to make fraudulent purchases. On Jan. 17 last ye…

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Suffern Police Seek Attempted Rockland Bank Robber Seen Him? Suffern Police Seek Attempted Rockland Bank Robber
Seen Him? Suffern Police Seek Attempted Rockland Bank Robber Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a man who allegedly stole an identity of another person at a Rockland County bank and attempted to steal thousands of dollars. The Suffern Police Department released a photo of 54-year-old Rafael Vega-Rodriguez, who allegedly attempted to use the identity of another person at a Chase Bank in Suffern and attempted to withdraw nearly $5,000 from his account. When the bank teller became suspicious, Vega-Rodriguez fled the area, police said. Vega-Rodriguez’s last known address was in the Bronx. He’s currently wanted on charges that i…

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Criminal Impersonation Nabbed In Stony Point Man Wanted For Criminal Impersonation Nabbed In Stony Point
Man Wanted For Criminal Impersonation Nabbed In Stony Point A Nyack man wanted on an active bench warrant for criminal impersonation in Stony Point was caught in Clarkstown, according to Stony Point Police. Christopher Thebaud, 28, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14, after Clarkstown Police notified Stony Point they had located him, according to Lt. Daniel Hylas. Thebaud was charged with criminal impersonation and aggravated unlicensed operation, he said. He was released on $250 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 20.

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Caught Impersonating Officer, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Caught Impersonating Officer, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Caught Impersonating Officer, Police Say State Police are asking residents who may have been stopped by a person saying they were an on-duty police officer to contact their offices following the arrest of a local man who posed as an officer. Christopher S. Kirkpatrick, 27, of Wawayanda, was charged with criminal impersonation on Monday, Feb. 5 after stopping a motorist traveling westbound on the I-84 in Wawayanda, said Trooper Steven Nevel. During the stop, Kirkpatrick identified himself as both an off-duty Rockland County Police Officer and Poughkeepsie Police Officer. He was driving a green 2002 Ford F150 pickup at the time of t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
News
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…

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by Kathy Reakes