Life after Donald Trump’s presidency, as a business owner near Trump Tower
Small business owners along 56th Street in Midtown are beginning to exhale, as the city continues to remove the barricades, police checkpoints, and other security measures that have long protected Trump Tower. The measures put in place shortly after Donald Trump’s election in November 2016 have plagued restaurants in the neighborhood for the last four years, hindering foot traffic and making food deliveries all but impossible, according to a new report from the
New York Times.
“This stretch of 56th Street used to be like Times Square in terms of foot traffic,” echoes Vincent Lin, owner of the newly opened restaurant Blue Willow. That changed shortly after Donald Trump’s election in November 2016, when 56th Street near Trump Tower became a frequent site of protest for both supporters and opponents of the former president. At times, the street was closed to pedestrians and cars for blocks in ei
According to the “
2018 DOJ Report on Senior Abuse and Financial Exploitation,” each year, an estimated three billion dollars is stolen from America’s seniors through various scams. Seniors often fall prey to imposters who claim to represent the IRS, Medicare or Medicaid, Social Security, or other legitimate businesses. Unfortunately, New Canaan is not immune to these scams. Over the years, some New Canaan seniors have suffered substantial financial losses.
New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski
In 2020, our Department investigated 54 fraud complaints, and some of these scams targeted seniors. This month, a resident contacted our Department to report receiving a call from an individual claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. The caller requested that the resident provide a social security number, stating the resident’s social security number was frozen due to fraud. The fraudster said that he was transferring the call to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DE
BPD Det. Barrette joins Secret Service NE Cyber Fraud Task Force
The Barnstable Patriot
Barnstable Police Det. Steven Barrette was federally deputized last week by U.S. Marshalls as a Task Force Officer for the United States Secret Service.
Barrette joins Det. Sgt. Kevin Connolly as members of the Secret Service New England Cyber Fraud Task Force.
The task force goals are to prevent, detect, and mitigate complex cyber-enabled financial crimes, arresting and convicting the most harmful perpetrators.
As a member of the Secret Service New England Cyber Fraud Task Force, Barrette will receive training from some of the most experienced experts in the field of cyber-crime investigations and digital forensics in the country.
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