Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT POLICE -ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY

The Bridgeport Police Department’s Detective Bureau requests assistance identifying the pictured male concerning a Larceny that occurred at St Ann’s Church on 09/25/2023. This suspect was observed breaking into donation boxes and stealing the cash within. Anyone with information is asked to please get in touch with Detective Anthony Caiazzo at 475-319-0244 or Anthony.caiazzo@bridgeportct.gov.

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BRIDGEPORT POLICE -ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY

The Bridgeport Police’s Detective Bureau requests the public's assistance in identifying the two pictured females concerning a robbery investigation. The suspects contacted the victim near Main Street and Wheeler Avenue on August 28, 2023. The suspects then forced the victim onto a city bus and disembarked at Noble Avenue and Palm Street. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Anthony Caiazzo at 475-319-0244 or Anthony.caiazzo@bridgeportct.gov.

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BRIDGEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT – ELDER FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION – ARREST OF LESLIE VINSON FOR LARCENY IN THE 1ST DEGREE

On September 22, 2023, 60-year-old Leslie Vinson of Bridgeport CT turned herself into the Bridgeport Police Department where she was served with an arrest warrant charging her with Larceny in the 1st Degree.   Leslie Vinson was given the status of Power of Attorney for an elderly relative. That relative suffers from Frontotemporal dementia and is severely cognitively impaired. A forensic audit of the victim's finances was conducted, and the case was transferred to the Chief State's Attorney for criminal prosecution.  This case was assigned to Assistant State's Attorney Jonathan Lewin and Bridgeport Police Detective Jeremy Kelly.   The criminal investigation showed that Vinson neglected the victim's basic needs such as personal hygiene.  She did not ensure the relatives living conditions were sanitary.  Vinson neglected to pay the victim's bills.  Instead, she knowingly and intentionally exploited the victim financially. Vinson depleted the victim's life savings by writing and endorsing checks to herself, her family members, and a personal business…

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