On Dec 12 around 4:00pm Greenwich Police plain clothes officers observed two men in the area of Greenwich Ave and Lewis Street displaying behavior consistent with credit card fraud.
As officers attempted to detain the two suspects, a foot pursuit ensued and the arrestee, later identified as Omar E Vargas-Barrera, 44, of Flushing, NY, was detained as his co-conspirator continued to flee.
A subsequent investigation revealed that Vargas-Barrera and his co-conspirator stole two credit cards in which the card holder was over 60 years old and subsequently impersonated the victim by purchasing over $4,000 worth of high end retail merchandise. According to the victim, his credit cards were stolen from his vehicle that was parked at Greenwich High School.
Vargas-Barrera also presented a counterfeit Chilean Driver’s license in an attempt to prevent investigators positively identifying him.
Vargas-Barrera was charged with:
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Payment Card Theft
Conspiracy to Commit >$500 on Revoked Payment Card
Conspiracy to Commit Receipt from Illegal use Credit Card
Conspiracy to Commit identity Theft 2
Criminal Impersonation
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation
Forgery 2
Interfere with officer/Resisting
Vargas-Barrera was unable to post his $250,000 bond. He was assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on Dec 26, 2025.