MONROE, CT — A 58-year-old Monroe man was arrested twice following a domestic violence incident on Williamsburg Drive, in which he allegedly demanded his son, 20, give him money, kicked his bedroom door, ripped it off the hinges and threw it downstairs, before trying to pull his son down the stairs Friday night.
Police said officers found the father drunk in the backyard when they arrived on scene, with a cut over his eye. Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel evaluated him, but he refused a trip to the hospital, police said.
A witness inside the house confirmed the son’s version of events and the father was charged with disorderly conduct and released on $5,000 bond for a July 1 court date.
Police said he was advised not to contact the victim and to stay away from the home.
But on Saturday morning, the son called police at 10:25 a.m. and told officers his father was back on the property. Police said the father was arrested again for violation of the conditions of his release and held on $15,000 bond. He was taken to court Monday morning.
ID thief steals over $18,000
A 72-year-old Eden Court woman received an alert Thursday, notifying her of an $18,211 transfer from her Wells Fargo checking account, which she did not authorize, according to a fraud complaint filed with police Saturday.
The woman also noticed two smaller withdrawals on June 24, which she did not make, including 10 cents on the checking account and 41 cents on a different account, according to the report. Police said identity thieves will often make smaller transactions as a test before taking more significant amounts of money from their victims.
The victim immediately notified her bank about the fraud and canceled both compromised accounts. She was advised to notify the three major credit bureaus and to monitor her credit for any unusual activity.
The incident was reported to the Wells Fargo Fraud Department and detectives are investigating the matter.
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