Man Defrauded Victim Out Of $7K By Claiming To Be TD Bank Manager: Washington Twp PD
A 46-year-old Lake Hiawatha man was arrested and charged after he pretended to be a TD Bank manager to defraud a senior citizen out of $7,000, authorities in Washington Township announced Friday, April 17.
At 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20, the victim received a phone call from a number displaying TD Bank, Washington Township police said. The caller identified himself as “Jamie Anderson,” a TD Bank branch manager, and claimed there were fraudulent transactions on the victim’s account, including a pending wire transfer, police said.
The victim was instructed to immediately withdraw $7,000 from h…
Newark Teen Stole $3K In Merch From CVS: Denville PD
A 19-year-old Newark resident was arrested and charged with stealing more than $3,000 in merchandise from CVS in Denville, authorities announced Friday, April 10.
At 3:05 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, officers responded to the CVS at 276 E. Main St. and observed Alexander Velcu, and another juvenile fleeing on foot, police said. Both individuals were quickly apprehended by responding officers, police said.
An investigation determined that the suspects had stolen merchandise valued at over $3,000, police said.
Velcu was charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, employing juvenile in the c…
728 Marijuana Plants Found In Buena Vista Home, Chinese Man Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor
A man from China pleaded guilty after authorities uncovered a large indoor marijuana growing operation inside a South Jersey home.
Hui Chen, 49, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 31, to first-degree maintaining a CDS production facility and second-degree conspiracy to distribute CDS, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Chen admitted to maintaining a home at 147 Fursin Ave. in Buena for the purpose of indoor marijuana cultivation, officials said. On Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, police executed a search warrant at the home and seized 728 marijuana plants, authorities said.
As part …
$5.5K CVS Beauty Products Stolen In Wilton, NY Man Charged: Police
Thousands of dollars in beauty products were stolen from a Connecticut CVS, leading to charges against a New York man, police announced on Monday, March 30.
Fernando Fernandez, 45, of the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, NY, was charged following the theft at a CVS Pharmacy on Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton, according to Wilton police.
The incident happened on Monday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m., when more than $5,500 worth of merchandise was taken from the store, authorities said.
Fernandez was served with an arrest warrant at Stamford Superior Court on Sunday, March 23, while he was already in…
