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.

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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Fairfield News: Traffic Stop Nets Drugs

#Fairfield CT--On 09/07/2017 at 1:27 pm Fairfield officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Commerce Drive near Coolidge Street for a misuse of a registration plate. During the routine traffic stop for motor vehicle charges, K-9 Jagger conducted an air scent on the exterior of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of a narcotic odor on the driver door seam. A subsequent search of the interior resulted in K-9 Jagger alerting that there were narcotics inside the vehicle. Officers seized an undisclosed amount of marijuana and ecstasy from the driver and a small amount of marijuana from the passenger.   The driver, Freddie M. Jackson, DOB: 04/24/1986 of Washington Avenue Bridgeport, was arrested for possession of narcotics, possession of…

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