Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

Stratford News: Burglary Arrest Put Suspects In A Pickle

On 09-04- 2017 Paul Thompson age 21 and Josue Rivera-Suarez age 26 both from Bridgeport were arrested in connection with a night time commercial burglary inStratford. The crime occurred at the Pickel Barrel Deli located at 1889 Main Street.  At approximately 0235hrs three men, Thompson, Rivers-Suarez and an unknown third male broke into the deli and stole a cash register valued at approximately $900 dollars and $130 case. They then fled the area in a gray van. Responding officers reviewed surveillance footage and notified surrounding towns. The pair was taken into custody after a brief attempt to flee from Fairfield and Bridgeport Officers who located the vehicle. Each was charged with Burglary in the Third Degree, Larceny in the Fourth…

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Westport News: Employee Writes Himself Fraudulent Paychecks

#Westport CT--On May 1, 2017, the victim of this incident came to the Westport Police Department to file a fraud complaint. The victim stated his employee, Michael McCrorken, wrote fraudulent paychecks to himself from the business. The victim owns the company A Dash of Salt which is a catering company located at 971 Post Road East. The victim discovered digital copies of checks made out to McCrorken from his business which he did not authorize. All of the signatures on the checks made out to McCrorken were not the owner’s signature. Officer Taylor Field worked closely with the victim and Webster Bank and determined that 37 fraudulent checks were created and signed by McCrorken which totaled over $23,000.00. Officer Field…

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