Crime & Safety
Sparta Woman Accused Of Stealing From Employers Facing Fraud Charges In 3rd Case
Nicole L. Travers, 29, used a cancer fundraiser to garner donations and then altered one of the checks, police said.
SPARTA, N.J.– A township woman accused of stealing from two different employers now faces fraud charges after police say she used a cancer fundraiser to garner donations and then altered one of the checks.
Nicole L. Travers, 29, is being held at the Sussex County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail, Sparta Sgt Dennis Proctor said.
Travers was soliciting donations on the corner of Westgate Drive and Partridge Lane around 4:45 p.m. Monday, Proctor said.
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Officer Erick Finley arrested Travers for an outstanding warrant for forgery and theft by deception, the sergeant said.
Travers was charged again with theft by deception, Proctor said.
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Detective Brian Hassloch and Detective Sgt. Terrence Mulligan assisted with the investigation, he added.
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