Violent Domestic Incident Leads to Arrest

#Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 27, 2014 – A 29-year-old city man faces charges related to a domestic dispute Friday night with his estranged wife. Officer Mark Blackwell responded to the 100 block of Cleveland Avenue and spoke with a woman, who stated she was concerned about the safety of her friend. She stated that her friend had called her about two hours earlier and stated that she and her children were leaving with her estranged husband. A short time later, the victim called her grandmother pleading for help before the line disconnected. Police went to the estranged husband’s address and for 20 minutes tried, unsuccessfully, to get someone to answer the door. Others officers arrived and set up a perimeter…

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Woman Charged With Stealing From Her Employer

#Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 27, 2014 – A Shelton woman faces larceny and computer crimes charges for stealing nearly $9,000 from a Bridgeport company for which she worked as a bookkeeper. Detective Frank Podpolucha, who works in the police financial crimes unit, secured a warrant charging Leigh Margiano, 28, with second-degree forgery, third-degree larceny and second-degree computer crimes. On Jan. 9, Bridgeport Financial Crimes Unit received a larceny complaint from Connecticut Tank Removal, Inc., a Bridgeport business located at 118 Burr St., reporting employee theft. Specifically, the company stated that Margiano issued four business checks valuing $8,811.91 for her personal benefit.   Margiano's job responsibilities included bookkeeping and accounts payable management. The checks were issued between June and September of last year.…

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