Crime & Safety

Lost iPhone Leads to Argument, Fight

Arrest information is supplied by the Greenwich Police Department. It doesn't indicate convictions.

A New York man faces burglary and kidnapping charges following his June 22 arrest for a 2010 incident, say.

Travis Ridley (pictured), 26, of 1574 Beach Ave, Apt. 1E, Bronx, NY was charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping, conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping, custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial interference.

Details of the 2010 incident that led to the arrest were not immediately available.

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Police arrested a 41-year-old Riverside man Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly hit another man during an argument over a lost iPhone.

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John F. Bausman, of 73 Summit Road, was arrested at 4:08 p.m. and charged with second-degree breach of peace.

Police say he became involved in a physical altercation on the sidewalk in front of the Old Greenwich Food Mart.

Bausman is accused of hitting a man in the chest with his forearm, police said.

H was released on $100 bond and scheduled to appear July 11 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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A 60-year-old Brookfield man was arrested at 8:36 a.m. Tuesday after turning himself in on an active warrant, Greenwich police said.

Leslie Joseph Murphy, of 12 Oak Crest Drive, was charged with evading responsibility and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and cited for following too closely.

He was released on $250 bond and scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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Greenwich police arrested a 52-year-old Port Chester, NY woman at 8:19 p.m. Monday after discovering $80 in goods she allegedly stole from a pharmacy in Riverside.

Melba Morris, of 18 Bush Ave., Apt. 2L, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, three counts of illegal possession, possession of a controlled substance, sixth-degree larceny and failure to keep drugs in their original container.

Pharmacy employees contacted police after they saw Morris stealing items from the store, police said. After reviewing video surveillance, police found that Morris walked into the story with a bag containing only a few items, but left “with a very full bag,” police said in a report.

Morris didn’t pay for any items, police said.

The bag she carried was found in the store’s parking lot, police said.

Her belongings were searched and police say they found narcotics and drug paraphernalia in it.

She was held on $1,000 bond and scheduled to appear July 9 in state Superior Court in Stamford.


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