Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Fraudsters Make Off With $10K From Area High School Senior's Account Fraudsters Make Off With $10K From Area High School Senior's Account
Fraudsters Make Off With $10K From Area High School Senior's Account Scammers exploited a loophole to steal $10,000 from the bank account of a high school student in Rockland County. The criminals made off with the money by using numerous counterfeit checks to build the account balance, according to a WABC-TV "7 On Your Side" investigative report. Jason Hirschberg, a Suffern High School senior, had just $74 in his Chase account before the balance swelled when the fraudsters were able to make a copy of his chip card and compromise his pin, before making an initial $1,000 cash deposit, the report said. That deposit enab…

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by Joe Lombardi
Chappaqua, NY
Police & Fire
New Whole Foods Opening Date Expected This Week New Whole Foods Opening Date Expected This Week
New Whole Foods Opening Date Expected This Week Answers may be coming soon as local officials continue to debate the traffic problems surrounding Chappaqua Crossings and the now-delayed grand opening of Whole Foods in the area. Whole Foods was originally scheduled to today, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, but that had to be delayed as officials cited traffic and safety concerns. Traffic has been a concern on Route 117 near Chappaqua Crossing, prompting developers to seek outside solutions.  A planned left-turn lane from northbound Route 117 to Roaring Brook Road was not ready for the scheduled opening. In response, developers are seek…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84 K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84
K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84  A State Police K9 helped troopers nab a suspected car thief after he helped track down the man as he ran following a pursuit that ended with his tires flattened by stop sticks.  The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when state police received a report of a stolen car in Danbury. Troopers were able to quickly track down the 2017 Honda Pilot as it passed Exit 14 on I-84, according to a state police report. After noticing the troopers, the driver, identified as Manuel Ortiz, 18, of Waterbury, immediately began fleeing at a high rate speed and engaged police in a pursuit, the report…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Nabbed For ID Theft, Forgery At Cos Cob Bank 23-Year-Old Nabbed For ID Theft, Forgery At Cos Cob Bank
23-Year-Old Nabbed For ID Theft, Forgery At Cos Cob Bank A man is facing charges for ID theft and forgery after he attempted to withdraw a large sum of money from a local bank, according to Greenwich Police. Taj Davis, 23, of Brooklyn, was charged Saturday with three counts of forgery, identity theft, criminal impersonation and attempt at larceny after being caught by police. Davis was caught after bank employees notified police that he had attempted to withdraw the money from the Chase bank on the Post Road in Cos Cob, using a fraudulent ID and signature, the Greenwich Police said. Police were able to track him down, and when apprehended, they …

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Maywood Detectives Help Capture Gunman Who Shot Couple In Englewood UPDATE: Maywood Detectives Help Capture Gunman Who Shot Couple In Englewood
Update: Maywood Detectives Help Capture Gunman Who Shot Couple In Englewood ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Thanks to two Maywood police detectives, a gunman who shot a couple Tuesday morning in Englewood and then carjacked a vehicle in Hackensack was captured after a chase down the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. ****** (UPDATE) A Teaneck man who led police on a more than 15-mile chase after shooting a couple in Englewood tried to shoot two other people, but his handgun jammed, authorities said Friday. https://englewood.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/prosecutor-teaneck-man-who-shot-englewood-pair-aimed-at-2-more-gun-jammed/735673/ ****** The man and woman were …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Police: Bridgeport Car Theft Suspect Tried To Escape Officers Norwalk Police: Bridgeport Car Theft Suspect Tried To Escape Officers
Norwalk Police: Bridgeport Car Theft Suspect Tried To Escape Officers NORWALK, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man suspected of stealing a car in Middletown was tackled by a police officer in Norwalk as he tried to escape arrest, according to police. At around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, an officer on patrol in Norwalk saw a Nissan Maxima traveling on Water Street with significant front-end damage. Just prior to this, an evading motor vehicle accident had been reported in South Norwalk, police said. Suspecting that this was the car that had fled the scene, the officer tried to stop the Nissan on the Stroffolino Bridge. The driver refused to pull over, and sped away before pu…

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by Casey Donahue