Month: October 2017

#Westport CT–On Tuesday September 19, 2017 at approximately 3:42pm, patrol units were dispatched to Trader Joe’s, 400 Post Road East, on a complaint that an individual made a purchase using what was identified by store employees as a counterfeit $100.00 bill. The store was alerted to males passing counterfeit bills earlier on this same date at other Trader Joe’s locations in southern Connecticut. The suspect, later identified as Jamel D. Greene, purchased soap with the counterfeit bill, receiving currency in the amount of $88.87 as change. Store staff had seen Greene in the company of at least one other male while in the store, later identified as Patmore Proctor. Store employees were able to provide a description of both suspects to responding officers. Proctor was located at the nearby CVS store attempting to make a purchase and upon
contact with officers was attempting to conceal (2) counterfeit $100.00 bills in his wallet.

Greene was also located by responding officers and upon initial contact refused commands to remove his hands from his pockets. He then attempted to resist being placed in handcuffs by officers. Found on his person was an additional counterfeit $100.00 bill. Both Greene and Proctor had various currency in small denominations on their persons consistent with the crime of passing large denomination counterfeit bills in exchange for valid currency. Greene was charged with 2 counts of Forgery 1 st Degree, Larceny 6 th Degree, Interfering with an Officer, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 th Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 1 st Degree. Proctor was charged with 2 counts of Forgery 1 st Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 1 st Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 th Degree. Bond was set at $5000.00 for both.

(Westport Police Press Release)

#Westport CT–Suspect John Mech was wanted by the Westport Police Department for the charges of Larceny 3 rd and Home Improvement violations stemming from a 2012 incident where Mech, during the Hurricane Sandy post clean up, was offering to sell and install electric generators at various residences throughout Fairfield County. Mech accepted a down payment of $6,000 with the balance of the $9,750 due upon completion from the victim of this incident. Over the next several months, Mech failed to provide the victim a generator or perform any installation. After repeated attempts to resolve the issue with Mech, the victim filed a police report and asubsequent arrest warrant was issued for Mech in December of 2013. In addition, Mech had outstanding warrants from Monroe PD and Stamford PD (Extraditable warrant) for the same
scam in differing amounts of loss from the various victims. After the warrants were active, Mech appeared to have fled the state to avoid prosecution.

On September 15 th , 2017, Mech was taken into custody in Seaside Oregon after being stopped by local wildlife / game control for an illegal fishing violation. Upon researching his true identity, Mech was positively identified and the extraditable warrant was verified. Mech was taken into custody in Seaside Oregon by Oregon State Police and later transported back to CT by Stamford Police for 6 counts of Larceny 3 rd and 4 counts of Home Improvement Violations. Mech was held on a $55,000 bond from the Stamford Police incident and detained by Department Of Corrections. On September 21 st , 2017, Mech was processed for the Westport Police arrest warrant while appearing at Norwalk Superior Court for the charges of Larceny in the 3 rd Degree and Home Improvement Violation. Mech was given a court appearance date of 10/02/17 and
held on Westport PD’s $10,000 bond. Mech was returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections and is currently detained in Bridgeport Correctional Center (BCC) on a total of
$61,000 in bonds.

(Westport Police Press Release)