July 10, 2025 Branford, North Branford & Northford Vol. XXIX Iss. 28
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Branford Police Lead Multi-State Fraud Investigation Press Release from the Branford Police Department
A Missouri man has been extradited to Connecticut after a months-long investigation by Branford police into a wire fraud scheme that stole more than $350,000 from a Branford-based company. According to police, in May 2024, $355,859 was stolen from a local finance company
through a fraudulent wire transfer. The funds were initially deposited into an account opened under a fictitious name, then traced to a personal JPMorgan Chase account belonging to Shawn Evans, 57, of Sikeston, Missouri. With assistance from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office in Benton, Missouri, Branford detectives located Evans and conducted a
joint investigation that linked him to what police described as a broader fraud operation. An arrest warrant was secured for Evans on charges of larceny in the first degree and conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree. The New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office approved the warrant for extradition.
Rebekah DeMatteo is leading with love for local animals....................2
See Branford Police Lead page 4
Summer Splash
Making History Lily Ardito pasted herself in the record books as the most decorated athlete in North Branford High School history..............................12
Kenny Cowan, 2, plays at the water feature while his sister Gavin, 4, splashes behind him at the Foote Park Splash Pad in Branford on July 6. The siblings cooled off during an early evening visit with their parents as temperatures climbed into the mid-80s.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Sound
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A Travelogue Liz Egan continues her series recounting her travels with Con Brio......................................21