The Monroe Sun (https://themonroesun.com/tag/identity-theft/)
MONROE, CT — Town police received seven complaints of bogus unemployment benefit claims between Tuesday and Thursday. The Connecticut Department of Labor shared a link to its web page with The Sun on ways to prevent fraud. Read More
MONROE, CT — A Coco Nails employee was arrested after allegedly physically restraining a mother and her 14-year-old daughter during a dispute over payment at the salon, at 483 Monroe Turnpike, Tuesday evening. Read More
MONROE, CT — The manager of the People’s United Bank at 401 Monroe Turnpike filed a fraud complaint Monday, after a teller cashed a $3,190 check for someone with a driver’s license not associated with the account. Read More
MONROE, CT — A mailbox vandalism was reported on Brinsmaid Road Monday and the homeowner told police it has been an ongoing issue over the past two years, during which a firecracker and cat feces were among the variety of items left in her mailbox. Read More
MONROE, CT — A local man told police he started engaging a woman in conversations on Snapchat and over time, they exchanged nude photos. Read More
MONROE, CT — Mailbox baseball is a common form of vandalism, in which a youth wielding a baseball bat bashes mailboxes through an open car window while driving by. Read More
MONROE, CT — A 31-year-old Croton Falls, N.Y., man was charged with DUI after a caller told police he was driving his Jeep Compass erratically on Main Street Monday afternoon. Read More
MONROE, CT — A Monroe woman received her credit report and noticed her credit score was low. A closer look found XOOM Energy, a Texas company, took her to collections for $515 in unpaid bills. Read More
MONROE, CT — A Nissan Sentra was stolen from the front of a residence on Josies Ring Road and later recovered in the 200-block of Old Zoar Road Tuesday morning, where it was left with the trunk open, the glove box open and papers strewn on the passenger seat, according to police. Read More
MONROE, CT — A Shelton man was charged with narcotics violations following a traffic stop at the four-way-intersection of Route 110 and Moose Hill Road on Wednesday night. Read More