Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Wanted Woman Used Stolen Credit Card To Buy Laptop At Long Island Apple Store, Police Say Wanted Woman Used Stolen Credit Card To Buy Laptop At Long Island Apple Store, Police Say
Wanted Woman Used Stolen Credit Card To Buy Laptop At Long Island Apple Store, Police Say Police investigators are attempting to locate a woman who allegedly used a stolen credit card to try to purchase an Apple laptop. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives released photos of a woman who allegedly attempted to purchase a laptop from the Apple Store in the Smith Haven Mall at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. Anyone who recognizes the woman, or who has information regarding the incident has been asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-220-TIPS or texting “SCPD” with the message to 274637.

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by Zak Failla
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn, Paramus Police Nab Trio After Mall Theft, Chase, Crash Fair Lawn, Paramus Police Nab Trio After Mall Theft, Chase, Crash
Fair Lawn, Paramus Police Nab Trio After Mall Theft, Chase, Crash Police captured three suspects who bailed from their brand-new sedan after it crashed in Fair Lawn during a Friday evening chase that began with a theft at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities confirmed. The pursuit apparently began after a theft from the Apple store at the Garden State Plaza. The suspects fled west on Route 4 and ended up in Fair Lawn, where the Infiniti slammed into a utility pole at the corner of Berkshire Road and Fair Lawn Parkway, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Fair Lawn police arrested two suspects and Paramus police nabbed the thir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
You'll Have A Ball At These Five Suffolk County Malls, Shopping Centers You'll Have A Ball At These Five Suffolk County Malls, Shopping Centers
You'll Have A Ball At These Five Suffolk County Malls, Shopping Centers Whether to shop, eat, walk or meet a friend North Shore residents have these great malls in Suffolk County.  Walt Whitman Shops, 160 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station: There are more than 80 stores with Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue and plenty more added in a recent upgrade. A large Apple store is here. And  no food court but good dining options, from Brio Tuscan Grille, California Pizza Kitchen, The Cheesecake Factory, and P.F. Chang's ML of New York posted on Yelp, "I love Walt Whitman mall. They have some really nice shops, most of the…

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by Donna Christopher
Danbury, CT
Business
H&M Opening Store At Danbury Fair Mall H&M Opening Store At Danbury Fair Mall
H&M Opening Store At Danbury Fair Mall H&M is returning to Danbury. The trendy clothing retailer will move into Danbury Fair by summer's end or early fall. It will occupy the former Express store space and also space next to it where Ann Taylor was. The new store will extend all the way to Lord & Taylor, said Melissa Eigen, Danbury Fair marketing manager. A sign signals the pending arrival of H&M which is posting job ads for many different positions on Indeed and other employment sites. H&M located on the mall's lower level by Sears closed in 2014 at the mall on Backus Avenue. Eigen said the new store will be l…

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by Donna Christopher
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Caught After Stealing iWatch From Apple Store In Greenwich, Police Say Teen Caught After Stealing iWatch From Apple Store In Greenwich, Police Say
Teen Caught After Stealing iWatch From Apple Store In Greenwich, Police Say A 19-year-old man was nabbed for ripping off an iWatch from the Apple Store on Greenwich Avenue. Hernan Morales, of Elmhurst, New York, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 26, after Greenwich Police officers responded to the business after being contacted that a suspicious man was inside the store, said the Greenwich Police. Officers were able to confirm Morales had taken an iWatch off the counter and concealed before leaving the store without paying for it, police Morales was located by officers in a nearby vehicle and possession of the stolen watch. The was charged with larceny and released …

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by Kathy Reakes
Paramus, NJ
Obituaries
Paramus Native Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Radiated Happiness, Positivity Paramus Native Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Radiated Happiness, Positivity
Paramus Native Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Radiated Happiness, Positivity The community is mourning the loss of Paramus native Jessica Munoz, who was killed Sunday in a crash on the Garden State Parkway. The 30-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after her car struck a guardrail near milepost 157.7 in Clifton, went across the highway and crashed into a concrete barrier, authorities said. Friends described the special education teacher as being someone who radiated happiness and positivity. "I can’t remember a moment when you weren’t smiling," said Jose Ybarra, who worked with Munoz at Garden State Plaza's Apple store, "always able to light up any environm…

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by Cecilia Levine
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Man Attempts Fraudulent $3K Purchase At Apple Store, Greenwich Police Say Man Attempts Fraudulent $3K Purchase At Apple Store, Greenwich Police Say
Man Attempts Fraudulent $3K Purchase At Apple Store, Greenwich Police Say A man was busted for allegedly attempting to purchase two iPhone X devices valued at $3,000 by using another person's identity.  Brandon Presna, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested on Tuesday after Greenwich Police were notified of possible fraudulent activity at the Apple Store located on Greenwich Avenue, police said. Officers were able to gather enough information to determine that Presna was using the personal account information of another Verizon Wireless customer to attempt to purchase the phones.  He was charged with criminal attempt/larceny and identity theft. Presna is…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
News
Trumbull Counterfeit Ring Busted Using Fake Credit Cards Trumbull Counterfeit Ring Busted Using Fake Credit Cards
Trumbull Counterfeit Ring Busted Using Fake Credit Cards An alleged counterfeiting ring was stopped by Trumbull Police as they fled the Trumbull Mall after attempting to use fraudulent credit cards to make several purchases. The ring was busted around 6 p.m. Wednesday after a Trumbull officer patrolling the mall’s parking lot observed three men walking together acting suspiciously, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. The men split up and entered the mall after spotting the marked patrol car. A short time later, the same men exited the mall and quickly made their way to a waiting vehicle parked near the exi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Man Who Allegedly Stole Three Laptops From Apple Store Extradited To Greenwich Man Who Allegedly Stole Three Laptops From Apple Store Extradited To Greenwich
Man Who Allegedly Stole Three Laptops From Apple Store Extradited To Greenwich A fugitive who was wanted for stealing laptops from the Apple store in Greenwich is in police custody after being extradited from Staten Island back into the area. Members of the Greenwich Police Department responded to the Richmond County Superior Court House in Staten Island on Tuesday, Oct. 16, to take Lawrence Browning, 37, into custody. According to police, Browning allegedly stole three laptop computers from the Apple Store on Greenwich Avenue on Jan. 24 last year. An investigation was launched, which determined Browning was a suspect, and a warrant for his arrest was subsequently iss…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Theft Reported At Apple Store On Greenwich Avenue Theft Reported At Apple Store On Greenwich Avenue
Theft Reported At Apple Store On Greenwich Avenue The Apple store on Greenwich Avenue was recently robbed of several items including an iWatch, according to Greenwich Police. The theft took place sometime on April 23 but the store notified the Greenwich Police Department on the weekend.  According to a police report items stolen include the watch, a light pad block musical device and an iPhone, all worth more than $1,500. Security and police were reviewing store video to try and identify the thief. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Shoplifter Nabbed At Greenwich Apple Store, Police Say Shoplifter Nabbed At Greenwich Apple Store, Police Say
Shoplifter Nabbed At Greenwich Apple Store, Police Say An 18-year-old Yonkers man was nabbed stealing items from the Apple Store on Greenwich Avenue. The incident took place on Thursday, April 12, when employees from the store called the police to report that three shoplifting suspects from the week before had returned to the store, police said. When police arrived just before 3 p.m., Boubakar S. Toure was apprehended as he was leaving the store, police said. Toure was the only one of the three to be caught. Police did not disclose what was stolen. He was charged with larceny and is being held on $5,000 bail. Toure is scheduled to appear in c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Wallet Grab May Be Related to Rash Of Grocery Store Thefts In Fairfield Wallet Grab May Be Related to Rash Of Grocery Store Thefts In Fairfield
Wallet Grab May Be Related to Rash Of Grocery Store Thefts In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A woman whose wallet was stolen at Stop & Shop Monday told officers later that day that the thief had already tried to rack up nearly $6,000 in credit card charges, police said. The woman said she left her wallet in her shopping cart and noticed it was missing when she went to pay for her groceries around 2 p.m., police said. The $20 wallet contained credit and debit cards, $150 cash and a spare key to her car, she told police. In the time it took to begin canceling her credit cards, the thief had already made a $2,800 purchase at Best Buy and attempted to spend $2,9…

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by Meredith Guinness