Ex-Outback Steakhouse Worker Used Customer’s Credit Card To Shop At Target, Police Say Ex-Outback Steakhouse Worker Used Customer’s Credit Card To Shop At Target, Police Say
Ex-Outback Steakhouse Worker Used Customer’s Credit Card To Shop At Target, Police Say A former employee at an area Outback Steakhouse who was wanted for allegedly using a customer’s credit card information last year was taken into police custody this week. West Haven resident Dialix Mejia, 27, was taken into police custody on Tuesday, Feb. 18, on a warrant for her arrest for credit card theft, the Milford Police Department announced. It is alleged that Mejia took a customer’s credit card information while working at the Outback Steakhouse in Orange in December while she was an employee there. She then used that credit card information to make a purchase of more than $400 at…
Woman Arrested For Burglaries That Included $30K Theft Of Jewelry, Electronics, Wilton PD Says Woman Arrested For Burglaries That Included $30K Theft Of Jewelry, Electronics, Wilton PD Says
Woman Arrested For Burglaries That Included $30K Theft Of Jewelry, Electronics, Wilton PD Says A woman wanted in connection with two residential burglaries in Fairfield County that included $30,000 in jewelry and electronics being stolen, has been arrested. Gabrielle Wallen, 36, of Orange, Connecticut, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 3, in connection with the theft that took place on June 16, 2019 in Wilton, police said. Both burglaries took place on Horseshoe Road and Old Huckleberry Road, Wilton Police said. The Horseshoe Road theft included the $30,000 theft of jewelry, electronics, and other items, police said. Although entry was never gained into the house on Huckl…
CT Woman Who Claimed $50K In Charges On AmEx Were Not Hers, Charged With Fraud, Police Say CT Woman Who Claimed $50K In Charges On AmEx Were Not Hers, Charged With Fraud, Police Say
CT Woman Who Claimed $50K In Charges On AmEx Were Not Hers, Charged With Fraud, Police Say An area woman was arrested for allegedly charging more than $55,000 on her American Express card and then illegally reporting that it had been used without her permission. Susan Tedesco, 58, of Orange, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 6, on a larceny charge, said the Milford Police. According to police, Tedesco was arrested on an active warrant for making the charges from July 2016 through Dec. 2018 and then making a fraud complaint that was found not to be true. Tedesco was held on a $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 2.
Suspects Flee From Red SUV After Shooting, Chase On I-95 Suspects Flee From Red SUV After Shooting, Chase On I-95
Suspects Flee From Red SUV After Shooting, Chase On I-95 Police are searching for three or four suspects wanted in connection with a shoot-out between the occupants of two vehicles. The incident took place around 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, when multiple shots fired were detected by Shotspotter in Bridgeport in the area of 843 Connecticut Avenue, 480 Bunnell Street and 1498 Central Avenue, said Bridgeport Capt. Brian Fitzgerald.  Officers quickly converged on this area and spotted a red Toyota Venza fleeing the scene. The vehicle refused to stop and a pursuit was initiated, Fitzgerald said. The pursuit began on the east side of Bridgeport an…
Man Arrested After Threats Made To Puerto Rican Festival In New Haven, Police Say Man Arrested After Threats Made To Puerto Rican Festival In New Haven, Police Say
Man Arrested After Threats Made To Puerto Rican Festival In New Haven, Police Say A 53-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly made a threatening social media comment regarding a Puerto Rican festival in the area. Police launched an investigation after the threat was posted Wednesday, Aug. 7 on Facebook in response to a television station's post about the festival, which runs Saturday, Aug. 10 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the New Haven green. The comment said the festival was an example of why "we need 30-round magazines." The suspect, Jeffrey Hanson of Orange, Connecticut, was arrested overnight Saturday and charged with second-degree breach of peace. He i…
Driver Standing Near Truck Hit, Killed After Woman Veers Out Of Lane, Orange Police Say Driver Standing Near Truck Hit, Killed After Woman Veers Out Of Lane, Orange Police Say
Driver Standing Near Truck Hit, Killed After Woman Veers Out Of Lane, Orange Police Say A 45-year-old tractor-trailer driver was killed while standing near his truck after an elderly driver veered out of her lane and struck the man, Orange Police said. The incident took place around 3:14 p.m., Monday, March 25, on the westbound side of Derby Avenue just before Sodom Lane in the Town of Orange, said the Orange Police Department. An investigation into the crash, which is still ongoing, found that a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old woman was traveling westbound on Derby Avenue when it drifted off the right side of the roadway for an unknown reason and struck the man who was standi…
Connecticut Medical Equipment Supplier Must Pay $467K Settlement Connecticut Medical Equipment Supplier Must Pay $467K Settlement
Connecticut Medical Equipment Supplier Must Pay $467K Settlement The owner of a medical equipment supplier in Connecticut medical equipment supply company has agreed to pay nearly $500,000 after attempting to bilk Medicaid by making false claims. Thomas Macre, Sr., the owner of Med Tech LLC in Orange has reached a settlement with the federal and state government to pay more than $467,000 in restitution to resolve allegations that the company violated False Claims Acts. According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, Med Tech is enrolled as a provider in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program, which includes the state’s Medicaid program.  It is alleged…
Man Faces Decades In Prison After Admitting To Robbing Three Banks Man Faces Decades In Prison After Admitting To Robbing Three Banks
Man Faces Decades In Prison After Admitting To Robbing Three Banks A Connecticut man is facing two decades behind bars after admitting to robbing three banks. New Haven resident Vincent Jones, 50, pleaded guilty on Friday, Feb. 1 to one count of bank robbery at U.S. district court in Bridgeport. Jones admitted to attempting to rob the Key Bank on Main Street in East Haven; robbing Webster Bank on Boston Post Road in Orange of $5,469 on July 31, 2017, and robbing the Bank of America located on Boston Post Road in Milford of $6,578 on Aug. 8 last year. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Jones has been detained since his arrest on Aug. 9 last year, when he …
Greenwich Man Accused Of Stealing $1K In Merchandise From Post Road Store Greenwich Man Accused Of Stealing $1K In Merchandise From Post Road Store
Greenwich Man Accused Of Stealing $1K In Merchandise From Post Road Store A Greenwich man was arrested after allegedly stealing more than a $1,000 in goods from the Burlington Coat Factory. Brandon M. McLaughlin, 25, of Greenwich's Cos Cob area, was arrested on Jan. 2, by Orange Police after they responded to the store at 80 Boston Post Road, for a larceny in progress, said the Orange Police Department. Police said officers stopped and searched McLaughlin and allegedly found $1,078.75 in merchandise he had taken without paying for, police said.  Officers also found that he was in possession of drug paraphernalia and devices used for shoplifting. During…
Alert Citizen Helps Police Locate Porch Pirate Alert Citizen Helps Police Locate Porch Pirate
Alert Citizen Helps Police Locate Porch Pirate An alert citizen who witnessed a crime led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man for allegedly stealing packages from a residence. The incident took place around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, when an Orange resident saw Corey Roberts, 28, of Monroe, take a previously-delivered package from her neighbor’s front porch, said Orange Police. The resident was able to relay a suspect and vehicle description to officers who, in turn, observed Robert's vehicle in the area. Robert's attempted to elude police officers by first driving away and ignoring officers’ attempts to get him to stop,…
Former Bank Manager Who Embezzled $879K From CD Accounts Sentenced Former Bank Manager Who Embezzled $879K From CD Accounts Sentenced
Former Bank Manager Who Embezzled $879K From CD Accounts Sentenced A former bank manager has been sentenced for stealing nearly a million dollars from the CD accounts of 20 account holders at his branch without their consent. Hamden resident Stephen Carbonella, 59, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty in Hartford federal court to embezzling funds from his employer, Webster Bank Corporation, where he served as a bank manager of the Orange branch office. Between 2013 and 2017, Carbonella admitted to withdrawing $879,016.48 from 20 account holders’ certificate of deposit accounts at We…
Route 1 Lowe's Store To Close Amid Restructuring Route 1 Lowe's Store To Close Amid Restructuring
Route 1 Lowe's Store To Close Amid Restructuring An area Lowe’s location will be shutting down as the company announced that it will be shuttering the doors of 51 stores in the United States and Canada. On Monday, Lowe’s announced that it would be closing dozens of underperforming stores as part of a “strategic reassessment,” including the location on Route 1 (Boston Post Road) in Orange. The company has cited difficulties in dealing with online competition as a reason for refocusing their retail plan. "The store closures are a necessary step in our strategic reassessment as we focus on building a stronger business," said CEO Marvin Ellis…