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Fairfield News: 2 Charged In Fraud

#Fairfield CT-- On 04/07/2021 Fairfield Police responded to People’s Bank on Kings Highway after they were alerted by Peoples Bank corporate security that a group of known fraud suspects were on the property attempting to make fraudulent withdrawals.  One suspect had entered the bank while the other waited in a getaway vehicle in the bank’s parking lot.  Fairfield patrol officers located the first suspect as he tried to leave the property on foot, while Fairfield detectives stopped the getaway vehicle as he attempted to drive out of the Stop and Shop parking lot.                 The suspects were in possession of numerous fake ID’s and fraudulent debit cards; initially one suspect gave a fake name, but was eventually identified as Ralph…

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The Stratford Library continues the new season of its popular “Sunday Afternoon Talks” series of informative and entertaining talks featuring prominent local guest speakers with “The Intolerable Acts and Worse” Sunday, April 18 at 2 pm.   The program will take place on the Library’s Zoom platform.  The talk, presented by Eric Chandler, is free and open to the public. “Be a king,” said Princess Augusta of Saxe-Goethe to her son George, newly crowned George III of England in 1751. In that, as in many matters, George listened to his mother. She, in turn, listened to advice from Lord George Germain, 1 st Viscount Sackville, and Secretary of State for the Colonies. As did so many who had held that position before…

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HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is opening new rounds of funding under two state grant programs that will help with the costs associated with implementing needed security infrastructure improvements and upgrades to emergency communications systems at schools throughout Connecticut. Administered by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, the School Security Competitive Grant Program and the newly launched Multi-Media Interoperable Communications System Program are open to public and private K-12 schools, and eligible childcare centers and preschools that can demonstrate they have received threats. A total of $10 million has been allocated across both programs: School Security Competitive Grant Program: A total of $5 million has been set…

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