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Volume 18, Number 30
Friday, July 28, 2023
NHPD warns of ID scammers
FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT
Citizen report
Criminal activity within the unemployment system, using data obtained by fraudsters, is an issue law enforcement officials across the country are combating. The North Haven Police Department has seen an increase in this type of identity theft as well.
July 20 was First Responders Night at Dunkin’ Park, home of the Hartford Yard Goats, and the evening included a tribute to fallen North Haven firefighter Matthias “Matt” Wirtz Jr., who died in the line of duty on Dec. 26, 2022, and Bristol police officers Dustin DeMonte and Alex Hamzy, who were killed responding to a domestic violence call on Oct. 12, 2022. DeMonte was a resident of North Haven.
"If you receive a letter in the mail from the Department of Labor regarding unemployment benefits which you did not file for, contact your local police and file a police report to document it," the NHPD stated in a recent social media post. "You also
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should advise your employer as well (they will receive a letter also)." The NHPD advises reporting unemployment fraud with the Connecticut Department of Labor, which has a webpage for doing so. "Fraud incidents like this can be very frustrating to deal with, especially if suspects actually receive benefits on your behalf," the North Haven police said. "With a quick response and closely monitoring your credit, you can mitigate the hassle and inconvenience this may cause." See Scammers, A24
Financial literacy graduation requirement becomes law Citizen report
Beginning this fall, with the Class of 2027, public high school students in Connecticut will be required to complete a halfcredit course in personal financial management and financial literacy in order to graduate. The legislation was approved in the
Senate by a vote of 35 to 1 and in the House of Representatives, 138 to 12. Gov. Ned Lamont signed the bill into law on July 19.
plauded the signing of the bipartisan S.B. 1165. The lawmakers proposed the concept of financial literacy for high school students in an earlier bill, S.B. 18.
Deputy Republican Leader Paul Cicarella (R-North Haven) and Chief Deputy Republican Leader Henri Martin (R-Bristol) ap-
“Thank you to the Governor for signing this legislation for the benefit of Connecticut’s future workforce. The first step to a
successful career is understanding the value of a dollar, and the cause and effects of how you spend your money. This is exactly why I joined Senator Martin to research and introduce this concept last year,” said Cicarella. See Financial literacy, A2
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