Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Cleaning Service Worker Stole $1,105 From 3 Glen Rock Homes, Possibly Others, Police Say Cleaning Service Worker Stole $1,105 From 3 Glen Rock Homes, Possibly Others, Police Say
Cleaning Service Worker Stole $1,105 From 3 Glen Rock Homes, Possibly Others, Police Say A cleaning service employee altered and cashed $1,105 worth of checks stolen from three different Glen Rock homes, said police who suspect similar thefts in other towns. Detective Lucas Doney identified and busted 39-year-old Monica Gonzalez of Hopatcong after the cleaning service owner told police that she “suspected one of her employees of stealing checks from clients’ homes,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. Gonzalez – who didn’t maintain a consistent address -- took 10 checks in all from the three homes, the chief said. It’s believed she also stole from homes in other towns, he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Flees After Attempting To Cash $5K In Allegedly Fake Checks In Darien, Police Say Woman Flees After Attempting To Cash $5K In Allegedly Fake Checks In Darien, Police Say
Woman Flees After Attempting To Cash $5K In Allegedly Fake Checks In Darien, Police Say A woman fled from an area bank on foot after attempting to cash a potentially fraudulent check for $5,000, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to the HSBC bank branch on Post Road at approximately 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan 10, where there was a report of an attempted fraudulent transaction. According to police, the teller reported that a white woman had entered the bank and filled out a deposit slip. The slip for the deposit was $5,407.62 and she was attempting to withdraw $5,000 of that deposit. Police said that the teller became suspicious of the che…

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by Zak Failla
Ossining, NY
Business
Chase To Close One Of Its Bank Branches In Westchester Chase To Close One Of Its Bank Branches In Westchester
Chase To Close One Of Its Bank Branches In Westchester Chase Bank has informed its customers that it has decided to close one of its banking and ATM branches in Westchester. The location affected is at 10 Marble Ave. in Thornwood, and the closure is scheduled for later this year. In a letter to customers, Kenneth Fitzpatrick, Chase's market director/banking, wrote, "Your relationship is important to us, so we invite you to visit our branch nearby" at Thornwood Rose Hill shopping center. The Marble Avenue branch, adjoining the Saw Mill River Parkway, is expected to be closed permanently at noon on Friday, Sept. 21, Chase Bank official…

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by Jon Craig
Newburgh, NY
Lifestyle
SUNY Orange Job, Career Fair Nears SUNY Orange Job, Career Fair Nears
SUNY Orange Job, Career Fair Nears Looking for work, or a better job?  You can meet representatives of  more than 70 Hudson Valley employers on April 12 when SUNY Orange hosts its annual Job and Career Fair. The fair runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 12 in the Diana Physical Education Center on the College’s Middletown campus. Businesses representing the fields of healthcare, banking, manufacturing, human services, retail, education, insurance, hospitality and tourism will be on-hand to meet job seekers.  Public sector employers will be in attendance as well. 

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by Jon Craig
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Yonkers Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme, Feds Say Yonkers Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme, Feds Say
Yonkers Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme, Feds Say An accomplice of a convicted Westchester man was charged in connection with a $3.5 million "shotgunning" scheme, said federal authorities who arrested him Sunday. Saoud “Sam” Rihan, 57, was a business partner of Yonkers resident Simon Curanaj, 63, who admitted last November that he and his associates used bogus information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks to fraudulently obtain home equity lines of credit -- a practice known as “shotgunning,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Rihan, of the Bronx, was scheduled to appear in federal court in Newark. Among othe…

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by Jerry DeMarco