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Arrest Warrant: New Canaan Woman Used Electronic Device To Eavesdrop on Husband Mid-Divorce

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Following an investigation launched last year, New Canaan Police on Sept. 26 arrested a 47-year-old New Canaan woman for spying on her husband with a remote device during their divorce. The husband appeared in the lobby of NCPD headquarters last November, telling police that he’d found a “little black plastic tile in his coat pocket” that appeared to be “an audio/GPS tracker,” according to an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com. 

When he confronted his wife about it, she “admitted to doing it,” according to the application, completed by Officer Matthew Marzano and signed June 21 by state Superior Court Judge Alex Hernandez. The husband told police that his wife had told him in the past “that she would find ways to ‘ruin him’ and ‘take all of his money’ ” the application said. He told authorities that he “runs a business from his home office and that she was intentionally and knowingly eavesdropping on his private business conversations with colleagues and other personal conversations,” it said.

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Arrest Warrant: Local Man Harassed by Ex

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Police last week arrested a 34-year-old New Canaan woman by warrant and charged her with second-degree harassment. The woman, who is the ex-girlfriend of the victim, has repeatedly harassed the victim through social media platforms, emails, texts, and calls, court documents show. 

Early this June, the victim said his ex-fiancee and mother to their children notified him that his ex-girlfriend had commented under a photo of him on Facebook. The comment said, “Wondering if his ex-wife posted this – he’s a cocky jerk and i am vindictive/scheming a final vengeance! He’s also a rat.” The comment was dated two weeks before the date the victim was made aware of it, court documents show. 

Police confirmed that the account and profile picture from which the comment came matched that of the ex-girlfriend and that further investigation of the profile showed more pictures of her and descriptions of her educational history which matched the ex-girlfriend’s known education, according to a police affidavit. The following day, police responded to the front desk of NCPD to speak to the victim regarding harassment, according to the arrest warrant application filed by New Canaan Police and signed in July by the prosecuting attorney and state Superior Court Judge Robert.

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Two New Canaan Men Arrested in Road Rage Incident

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Police arrested two local men following a road rage incident last week. At about 10:33 p.m. on May 28 (a Tuesday), officers received a report of a road rage incident on Valley Road that ended with a group of people throwing rocks at the victim’s car, breaking the driver’s side window. Following an investigation, police arrested a 19-year-old New Canaan man (at 1 a.m. the following morning) and charged him with second-degree criminal mischief, after finding that he had thrown the rock that damaged the car. Police also arrested a 56-year-old New Canaan man (at 1:30 a.m.) and charged him with reckless driving. They each were released after promising to appear this month in state Superior Court.

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Assault, ID Theft Charges for Man, 37, After Attempted Theft Downtown

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Police on Tuesday afternoon arrested a 37-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man and charged him with third-degree assault, second-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft and conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny. At about 12:42 p.m. on Jan. 24, police received a report of an attempted larceny using a fraudulent ID at the Verizon Wireless store on Elm Street, officials said. An employee at the store recognized the fraud and pursued the man on foot from the store to the area of Pine and Grove Streets, according to a police report. There, he was identified, detained and placed into custody by two police officers working an extra duty job in the area, the report said.

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AUDIO: Tax Scam Targets New Canaan Residents

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This past weekend, a New Canaan resident reported receiving an unsolicited telephone call in which a caller claims taxes are past due. This call (click on audio file above) appears to be computer-generated, but other calls may be initiated by live callers. These calls are scams and the caller is not legitimate. IRS contact with taxpayers on a federal tax issue is likely to occur via United States mail. Residents should:

Never give personal information (dates of birth, social security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, computer passwords, etc.) to unknown persons over the telephone or electronically.