Crime & Safety

Westport PD Arrest Bridgeport Man for Forging Check

The accused was picked up in Bridgeport after Westport police applied for a warrant for his arrest.

 

The man is accused of stealing a check from an acquaintance and forging it for the amount of $1,000, according to police.

A warrant was applied for at Norwalk Superior Court. The man was arrested by the Bridgeport Police Department and turned over to the .

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Westport police charged Ramon Deras, of 348 East Main Street, Bridgeport, with first-degree forgery and fourth-degree larceny just after 2 a.m. Friday.

He was released on $1,000 bond and is due in Norwalk Superior Court August 7. 

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