Month: September 2016

Utility Scams

#Westport Connecticut--The Westport Police Department is warning local businesses about recent utility company scams. In these scams, the businesses received calls from someone claiming to be the electric company advising them that their payment was overdue and power shut off was imminent unless the problem was rectified. In order to avoid the shut off during service hours, the owner/manager was asked to make a payment within thirty minutes. Because that could not be done in time, they were asked to purchase a prepaid money card and then provide the scratch off numbers to the caller or wire money via MoneyGram in order to pay the outstanding bill. In other utility scams, businesses have received an email regarding an outstanding balance and provided a phone number to call If…

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Bridgeport News: Man Shot In The Back Twice UPDATE

8:55pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- An East Avenue man answered his door and was shot twice in the back.  He was transported to Bridgeport Hospital and is in stable condition.  Radio reports said he is not cooperating with police.     8:55pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Un hombre ha recibido dos disparos en la espalda y se encuentra en Bridgeport Hospital. Él no está realmente hablando y dice que occurrió cerca de Brooks y Pearl street.

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