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Bronx Man, 60, Charged With Using Forgery to Steal From One Darien Bank, Trying to Do the Same at Another

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A 60-year-old man,repeatedly charged with crimes in various states, has been arrested on accusations he used fraud to get money from two banks in Darien and another in Westport, Darien police said. Police gave this account of the matter, including accusations not proven in court. On Oct. 25, 2024, David McMillian of Cedar Avenue in the Bronx used a phony Connecticut driver’s license to cash a counterfeit check for $2,375 at the Noroton Heights branch of M&T Bank. Later, he tried to get $4,200 at another Darien branch of the same bank in the Old Kings Market Shopping Center at 25 Old Kings Highway North.

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Man Arrested on Fraud-Related Charges in Darien, New Canaan and Norwalk

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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

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.

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Police: Babysitter, 27, Stole Property Worth $19K and $16K in Credit Card Charges from a Darien Customer

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A 27-year-old babysitter working in a Darien home from June 10 through July 31 made unauthorized charges of $15,890 on her client’s credit cards in addition to stealing property from the victim worth $19,546.54, police said. Darien police gave this further account of the matter, including accusations not proven in court:

The victim told police about the larceny and credit card fraud on July 30. The babysitter, Bridgid Stanley of Tresser Boulevard in Stamford, had been hired through Care.com. Police requested and received an arrest warrant charging Stanley with first-degree larceny, illegally taking payment from a credit card, taking more than $500 from a revoked card, first-degree identity theft and third-degree forgery. Stanley turned herself in on Thursday, Sept.

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Police: Woman, 44, Tried to Withdraw $6,500 Using Phony I.D.; She Had a Crack Pipe on Her

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A 44-year-old woman was arrested after using phony identification at a bank while trying to withdraw $6,500 from an account, police said. Darien police provided this further account of the incident, including accusations not proven in court:

When asked for identification, the woman, a New London resident, gave a New Jersey driver’s license to a bank teller, who determined it was phony. The woman then left the bank. Police were called to the bank at 55 Post Road and the first officer on the scene arrived there at 12:39 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20.