Man Accused Of Attempted Fraud At New Canaan Bank: Police

NEW CANAAN, CT — A man has been accused of trying to access a checking account and withdraw $4,000 that didn't belong to him at a bank in New Canaan on Wednesday, police said.

Officers were dispatched to the Bank of America at 94 Elm St. at around 4 p.m. on a report of attempted bank fraud. Bank employees didn't approve the $4,000 transaction, at which point the man — later identified as James White, 60, of Bronx, New York — left, police said.

But the incident led to three arrests after police stopped the car that White walked toward upon leaving the bank.

The car, a blue Mercedes with New York plates and tinted windows, had two other people inside of it, and all three face charges of identity theft and of unlawful completion or reproduction of payment card.

Police said the charges were made after three Florida drivers licenses and multiple credit cards were thrown from the Mercedes right before officers stopped it.

The cards — which were found on Park Street near Park Lane — as well as an investigation and bank employees' positive identification of White led to the charges, police said.

White has been charged with third-degree criminal attempt/larceny, three counts of unlawful completion or reproduction of a payment card, three counts of third-degree conspiracy to commit identity theft and third-degree criminal attempt/identity theft.

He was held on a $75,000 bond and transported to Stamford Superior Court on Thursday.

The other two occupants of the car were Eric Mccarn, 21, and Jaden Tumma, 22, both of Bronx, New York.

Mccarn and Tumma were each charged with third-degree conspiracy to commit larceny, three counts of unlawful completion or reproduction of a payment card and third-degree conspiracy to commit identity theft.

Each of them was released after posting a $25,000 bond, police said.