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Man steals identity of sex offender
WFSB-TV ^
| September 27, 2003
| AP
Posted on 09/27/2003 8:10:39 AM PDT by leadpencil1
CLINTON (AP) -- A good rule of thumb for an identity thief is not to steal the name of someone whose reputation is worse than yours - such as a sex offender.
Police said James Perry stole the name and identity of a neighbor who turned out to be a convicted sex offender.
Perry stole the identity of Robert Kowalski in order to obtain a drivers license, police said. Perry was living in Florida at the time and Kowalski was his neighbor.
Perry had four drunken driving arrests which he believed would make it difficult to get a license legally in Connecticut, police said.
Perry moved to Connecticut about a year ago and things went well until Perry was arrested for disorderly conduct.
A routine computer check found that "Kowalski" was a convicted sex offender in Michigan and not registered as required with the state of Connecticut.
Every bit of identification in his possession labeled the suspect as "Kowalski," but man himself was adamant that he was not a convicted sex offender, police said.
Finally, a check of his fingerprints revealed "Kowalski" to be James Perry.
Perry was released from Superior Court in Middletown Thursday on a promise to appear for his next court date Oct. 10 on charges of criminal impersonation, with charges of identity theft and forgery.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: hapless; identitytheft; oops
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To: mhking
HAHAHAHA!!!
Just DAMN ping!
*snicker*!
ROFL!
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posted on
09/27/2003 8:27:41 AM PDT
by
petuniasevan
(Microbiology Lab: Staph Only!)
To: petuniasevan
This is definitely a "Just damn" candidate......Grin,snicker,and giggle!
3
posted on
09/27/2003 8:35:45 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: leadpencil1
What a maroon!
To: leadpencil1
Every now and then it seems there is justice in the world:)
To: leadpencil1
Perry was released from Superior Court in Middletown Thursday on a promise to appear for his next court date Oct. 10
Yeah but who will he be by then!!
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posted on
09/27/2003 8:40:26 AM PDT
by
WKB
(3!~ What your children hate you for today they will love you for in a few years.)
To: leadpencil1
Perry was released from Superior Court in Middletown Thursday on a promise to appear for his next court date Oct. 10 on charges of criminal impersonation, with charges of identity theft and forgery. Anyone else find this disturbing? You let a guy free that steals identities on good faith that he'll show up at court weeks down the road?
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posted on
09/27/2003 8:40:54 AM PDT
by
Naspino
To: All
A definite Darwin nominee.
8
posted on
09/27/2003 9:28:37 AM PDT
by
GOP_Proud
(Those who preach tolerance seem to have the least for my views.)
To: Naspino
What I find disturbing is that a loser with a hacked-up driving record can totally steal/forge/create documents and convince government that he is someone else. It's too easy to steal identities. There is a growing awareness about this problem, but the problem is bound to get much worse, before it gets better.
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posted on
09/27/2003 9:39:55 AM PDT
by
natewill
(Start the revolution NOW!)
To: Naspino
You let a guy free that steals identities on good faith that he'll show up at court weeks down the road? He'll show up as the judge, and dismiss his own case.
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posted on
09/27/2003 9:42:12 AM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Dick Gephardt. Before he dicks you.)
To: petuniasevan; mhking
beyond-just-damn ping.
this is a Twilight-Zone-Darwin-Candidate-Just-Damn MegaPING.
11
posted on
09/27/2003 10:25:40 AM PDT
by
King Prout
(people hear and do not listen, see and do not observe, speak without thought, post and not edit)
To: leadpencil1
now the identity thief can move to Calif
12
posted on
09/27/2003 12:29:29 PM PDT
by
ambrose
(Make October 7th the Official "Hug-a-RINO Day")
To: leadpencil1
I'd make him live with it.
But I'm not a nice person.
Tia
13
posted on
09/27/2003 1:37:01 PM PDT
by
tiamat
("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno World!")
To: Hank Rearden
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posted on
09/27/2003 1:38:21 PM PDT
by
tiamat
("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno World!")
To: leadpencil1
I like the fact that the name of the town is "Clinton".
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posted on
09/27/2003 2:50:00 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(Damn the Schwarzegroupies! Full speed ahead!)
To: WKB
"Yeah but who will he be by then!! "I know! If an impersonator isn't a flight risk, who is?
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posted on
09/27/2003 3:12:01 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
To: Texas Eagle
Glad to see I'm not the only one who noticed that funny detail.
A sex offender ID-stealer living in a town called 'Clinton?'
Who'd've thunk it?
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posted on
09/27/2003 4:39:51 PM PDT
by
AlaninSA
(Minnesota Golden Gophers...2002/2003 NCAA Hockey champs! Back to Back!)
To: leadpencil1
That;s like something out of "Cops" or "America's Dumbest Criminals"
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posted on
09/27/2003 4:42:48 PM PDT
by
Dan from Michigan
(A vote for McClintock is a vote for Kyle Reese...and a vote against Cruz.)
To: leadpencil1
computer check found that "Kowalski" was a convicted sex offender BWAHAHAAAAA... What an a$$bite.
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posted on
09/27/2003 4:45:56 PM PDT
by
maxwell
(Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
To: leadpencil1
Ooops.... this fellow probably voted in Florida, to boot.
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posted on
09/27/2003 4:49:44 PM PDT
by
pointsal
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