WESTPORT — A New York man has been arrested after police said he tried to cash a fraudulent check at a local bank and then tried to flee while being questioned by an officer.
Jorge Fuentes, 36, of Bronx, N.Y., was charged Sept. 18 with first-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft, illegal reproduction of a payment card, interfering with an officer, fourth-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny and illegal possession of personal identifying information.
Police were dispatched about 3:15 p.m. Sept. 18 to the TD Bank office at 185 Main St. to investigate a report that a man was trying to cash what appeared to be a fraudulent check…