A 51-year-old man was arrested last week on forgery other charges after trying to withdraw $7,200 at the Bankwell branch in Darien last May, Darien police said.
Along with the May 22 incident in Darien, the man was charged with forgery in New Canaan (on May 11; with an arrest on July 3) and in Norwalk (May 24; and arrested that day), according to the Connecticut Judicial Branch website.
Police gave this account, which includes accusations not proven in court:
At about 3 p.m. on May 22 police went to the Bankwell branch at 1065 Post Road, where bank employees said the man had tried to withdraw the money using a phony passport for identification.
New Canaan and Norwalk Arrests
Photo from Darien P.D.
Darien P.D arrest photo of Frank VanDebogart, 51, of Albany, accused of third-degree forgery, among other charges.
At some point, the man, Frank VanDebogart was recognized (police didn’t say how) as someone trying to use the same fraudulent passport at other Bankwell locations, including the Bankwell branch in New Canaan.
Police there charged him with second-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft, attempted second-degree larceny and criminal impersonation. Since his July 3 arrest, he has been held on a $20,000 bond in that case.
He is also being held on a separate $10,000 bond in connection with a of attempted first-degree forgery, brought by Norwalk police. That arrest happened two days after the Darien incident.
Darien Arrest
Town police did not make an arrest on the day of the Darien Bankwell incident. Later, they applied for and received an arrest warrant, which was served on VanDebogart on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Neither Darien police nor the Judicial Branch website had information on his bond in this case. Darien police said he was unable to post bond and remains in custody.