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Milford News: Carjacking Arrests

Oct 28, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

#Milford On October 28, 2022, at approximately 2:30 AM Milford Police Officers initiated a motor vehicle stop for motor vehicle violations. It was determined that the suspect vehicle was used in 2 armed carjackings in the surrounding area. The vehicle fled onto I-95 southbound, exited the highway at Exit 35, and immediately entered I-95 northbound. The suspect vehicle exited I-95 and went eastbound on Boston Post Rd until it became disabled utilizing tire deflation devices near Peck Ln. Two of the suspects, later identified as Levante Player, 20, of 285 Quinnipiac Ave in New Haven and Tyshawn Stanley, 21, of 121 Dewitt St in New Haven, attempted to flee the vehicle on foot but were apprehended. Stanley was apprehended by…

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Milford News: Risk of Injury to a Minor & Larceny 3rd Degree

Oct 26, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

#Milford CT--On October 24, 2022, officers were dispatched to Dick’s Sporting Goods for a report of a shoplifting. The female suspect had a child with her and fled the scene in a vehicle. The vehicle was located with 4 flat tires on Research Drive. The female driver, later identified as Ashley Swiatowiec, 31 of West Haven was detained and a child was located in the vehicle in a car seat. The Loss Prevention Officer at Dick’s Sporting Goods said that Swiatowiec entered the store with a young boy in the cart. She began putting items in the cart and exited the store without paying for the merchandise. When mall security went outside to try to stop her, she left the…

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Milford News: Threatening and Breach Of Peace

Oct 24, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

#Milford CT--On October 14, 2022, officers were dispatched to the Sunoco Gas Station for a report of a male who just threatened the cashier with a firearm. A witness said that a male caused a disturbance inside the store and threatened the clerk. The victim stated that Raymond Genet, 52 who is homeless entered the store, and asked for milk without offering payment. The victim told Genet that he had to pay for the milk. Genet left and came back in angry. He knocked over the plastic guard on the counter and knocked several items off the counter. As he was walking out of the store, he pointed a finger at the victim, gesturing it as a gun, and said…

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STREAMLINED DMV WEBSITE AND ADDITION OF MORE ONLINE SERVICE OPTIONS

Oct 21, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a new website for the state agency (ct.gov/dmv) that streamlines all of the online services it offers in an effort to make completing transactions for customers easier, faster, and more convenient. The newly revamped website also contains several expanded language options, including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Additionally, the governor announced that in the coming weeks the DMV will be adding the ability for customers to conduct two more transactions online, including requesting refunds when canceling vehicle or vessel registrations, and replacing lost titles. Until now, those transactions could only be completed using paper forms. These new offerings will…

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SENATORS URGE RELEASE OF LIHEAP HOME HEATING AID

Oct 18, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter with a bipartisan coalition of 31 U.S. senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as swiftly and at the highest level as possible. “Given the alarming increase in energy costs that is forecast for this winter, we worked to secure an additional $1 billion in emergency funding for LIHEAP in the recently enacted short-term CR. It is critical that this funding, as well as the significant base funding available under the CR, is distributed as quickly as possible so it reaches these households in time for the winter heating season,” said the lawmakers.…

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Charity Scams

Oct 18, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull are urging Connecticut charities and donors to be on alert for bad actors and scams during this year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, a global campaign to prevent and fight fraud in the charity sector. All charities, NGOs and not-for-profits are susceptible to fraud and can be easily targeted by bad actors looking to take advantage of them. Those providing services and supporting local communities may be especially vulnerable to fraudsters attempting to exploit recent crises such as the war in Ukraine and Hurricanes Fiona and Ian to carry out fraud and cybercrime. Donors looking to give charitably this season are also targets for bad actors who prey upon…

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