Trio Caught With Over $1K In Counterfeit Bills After Using Them At Waterbury Store, Police Say Trio Caught With Over $1K In Counterfeit Bills After Using Them At Waterbury Store, Police Say
Trio Caught With Over $1K In Counterfeit Bills After Using Them At Waterbury Store, Police Say Three people were apprehended after using counterfeit money to buy items at a retail establishment in Connecticut and trying to use it at several more stores, police announced.  The arrests resulted from an incident in New Haven County on Monday, Sept. 9 that began around 2 p.m., when detectives witnessed suspicious activity involving two cars in the parking lot of a retail establishment in the area of Union Street in Waterbury, Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  With the help of store employees, detectives pieced together that two people connected with the suspi…
$100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director $100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director
$100K+ Allegedly Stolen By Former PA Attorney General Director A McKeesport Area School District police chief, Director of the Community Violence Fund program for the McKeesport Chapter of the NAACP, and Regional Director of the PA Office of Attorney General’s Region 5 Bureau of Narcotics Investigation is accused of stealing over $100,000 drug forfeiture money and numerous over monetary thefts, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday night, Sept. 5.  Brenda D. Sawyer, 61, of North Versailles, was arrested on the following charges on Sept. 5 for her alleged crimes of taking the money which went missing from…
Oakdale Man Forged Doctor Notes To Avoid Commute To Manhattan, Police Say Oakdale Man Forged Doctor Notes To Avoid Commute To Manhattan, Police Say
Oakdale Man Forged Doctor Notes To Avoid Commute To Manhattan, Police Say A Long Island man is accused of forging numerous doctor notes in order to dodge his work commute to Manhattan. Alan Anderson, age 55, of Oakdale, was arrested on suspicion of falsifying business records and related charges by Suffolk County Police on Thursday, Aug. 29. Investigators said Anderson, an employee at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), submitted 12 fraudulent doctor notes to his employer between February and May 2024. During that time, he was scheduled to work at his Manhattan office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and work remotely on Tuesdays …
Hillsdale Councilwoman Abby Lundy Arrested In CT Hillsdale Councilwoman Abby Lundy Arrested In CT
Hillsdale Councilwoman Abby Lundy Arrested In CT A New Jersey elected official has been charged with larceny and forgery in Connecticut, police said. Abby Lundy, age 60, a Hillsdale councilwoman whose term is up on Dec. 31, 2024, was arrested in New Canaan on Thursday, Aug. 22, for crimes allegedly committed on Tuesday, July 9, court records show. Since-deleted social media posts show Lundy had worked for First Candle, an organization dedicated to eradicating Sudden Infant Death Syndrom (SIDS) and other "sleep-related infant deaths." A First Candle spokesperson declined to comment on her case, but confirmed that she'd been terminated…
Man Busted Again For Using Fake ID To Open Bank Account: Warren County Prosecutor Man Busted Again For Using Fake ID To Open Bank Account: Warren County Prosecutor
Man Busted Again For Using Fake ID To Open Bank Account: Warren County Prosecutor A 52-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested for the second time in recent days, this time in Warren County, once again a fake ID to open a bank account, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 30, at 11:39 a.m., Greenwich Township Police responded to the TD Bank on Route 22 for a report of a man, later identified as Luis Godoy, using a fraudulent information to obtain a TD Bank credit card, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Godoy was identified as the suspect, arrested, and charged with forgery, presenting a fake New Jersey drivers license, and impersonating another person, authorities sai…
West New York Man Fudged Accident Report To Collect Insurance: Prosecutor West New York Man Fudged Accident Report To Collect Insurance: Prosecutor
West New York Man Fudged Accident Report To Collect Insurance: Prosecutor A 31-year-old West New York man was charged with insurance fraud on Thursday, Aug. 8, after he altered an accident report in 2023 to make it look like he had insurance at the time of the crash, authorities said. Anthony Ayala purchased an insurance policy with Progressive Insurance on June 27, 2023 and then filed a claim alleging his Jeep Wrangler was involved in a single vehicle crash in Allamuchy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ayala submitted altered New Jersey State Police reports to support the claim, Suarez said. An investigation revealed the crash occurred on June …
Bedminster Resident Robbed Of $400K In Bank Fraud: Police Bedminster Resident Robbed Of $400K In Bank Fraud: Police
Bedminster Resident Robbed Of $400K In Bank Fraud: Police A resident of Bedminster Township was robbed of nearly $400,000 from fraudulent bank transactions, authorities said. On July 11, 2023, the resident discovered the illegal activity on their Home Equity Line of Credit Account.  It was determined that someone set up an online bank account and moved money from the victim’s Home Equity Line of Credit Account into a fraudulent checking account. Two checks, totaling $389,200.00, were subsequently issued from the fraudulent checking account, Bedminster Township police said. After a lengthy investigation, it was determined that Torian Devonte…
Attempted Fake Transaction At Darien Bank Lands Man In Jail, Police Say Attempted Fake Transaction At Darien Bank Lands Man In Jail, Police Say
Attempted Fake Transaction At Darien Bank Lands Man In Jail, Police Say A man who was wanted for allegedly attempting to make a fraudulent bank transaction in Fairfield County turned himself in to the police. Steven Guardindo, age 56, of Wilmington, North Carolina, was arrested on July 11 by Darien Police for the March 2023 incident. According to Darien Police Sgt. Mauricio Vigil, officers responded to the Fairfield Country Bank in Darien for a report of a man attempting to make a fraudulent transaction using a fake passport. By the time officers officers arrived, Guardino had already left. But bank employees told police he gave them the fake ID in t…
$35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say $35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say
$35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say A family dentistry employee stole approximately $35,000, Gettysburg Borough of Police announced on Wednesday, July 17.  Rebecca Ann Chapman, 57 of Gettysburg, was working at Brent Guise Family Dentistry on Feb. 20, 2024, when police were to the office at 150 Chambersburg Street for a "reported theft from the business by an employee," police stated in the release. An investigation led by Detective Brian Weikert determined that Chapman had stolen thousands from the "business over an extended period of time," according to the release.  Chapman has been charged with 12 felonies for t…
Former 'Professional Of The Year' Arrested For Theft In NJ Town, Prosecutors Say Former 'Professional Of The Year' Arrested For Theft In NJ Town, Prosecutors Say
Former 'Professional Of The Year' Arrested For Theft In NJ Town, Prosecutors Say Brick Township's recreation director has been arrested on accusations he charged private organizations to use the township's fields and then kept the money for himself, prosecutors said. Daniel Santaniello, 46, of Brick Township, was charged with theft and uttering a forged instrument relative to his position as the township's recreation director, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief David Forrester said. He was arrested Wednesday, July 17. In 2016, Santaniello won Professional of the Year Award from the New Jersey Recreation & Park…
'Deeply Disappointing': Sheriff's Deputy Indicted Following Forgery Investigation In Maryland 'Deeply Disappointing': Sheriff's Deputy Indicted Following Forgery Investigation In Maryland
'Deeply Disappointing': Sheriff's Deputy Indicted Following Forgery Investigation In Maryland A member of the Harford County Sheriff's Office has been suspended after being indicted by a grand jury for a forged check scheme, authorities announced on Wednesday. Senior Deputy Shawn Forton, 40, who was assigned to the Harford County Detention Center, is facing charges following complaints from a member of the community about forgery, prompting an investigation into the officer. Google Maps street view Investigators say that detectives spoke with a woman, who knew Forton away from his work with the department, who alleged that the deputy forged a check in her name for an undisclo…
Central Jersey Firefighter Falsified And Destroyed Records, Prosecutors Say Central Jersey Firefighter Falsified And Destroyed Records, Prosecutors Say
Central Jersey Firefighter Falsified And Destroyed Records, Prosecutors Say A West Long Branch firefighter was accused of falsifying and destroying records, authorities said. Ronald Guidetti, 61, of Long Branch, turned himself in to police on Monday, July 1, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced in a news release. The investigation started when "concerns were raised" about two training certificates for a firefighter with West Long Branch Fire Company No. 2 earlier in 2024. Investigators said Guidetti falsified certificates in response to an Open Public Records Act request filed with the company. He was also accused of removi…