Suspect Tried To Illegally Buy iPhones With New Canaan ID: PD

NEW CANAAN, CT — A 26-year-old Cliffside Park, NJ man was arrested by New Canaan police last week in connection with an identity theft scam in which he allegedly to buy three iPhones using an AT&T Wireless account fraudulently opened in the name of a New Canaan resident, according to police.

On March 14, the victim, a Fieldcrest Road resident, notified New Canaan police that someone had fraudulently bought three iPhones, worth a total of $3,000, in their name.

The iPhones were scheduled to be delivered to the home on March 15, so the department had officers patrol the area to see who would attempt to pick up the package. At about 10:45 a.m., officers spotted a vehicle with expired New Jersey plates in the area and pulled it over.

Officers soon discovered that the driver, Edinson Rodriguez, had traveled to the area to retrieve the fraudulently purchased package, and in his vehicle police found several fake credit cards.

Rodriguez was taken into custody and arrested on charges of criminal attempt at third-degree larceny and illegal reproduction of a credit card. He was released after posting bond on bail of $25,000, and is scheduled to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on March 25.

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