Crime & Safety

Fraudulent Checks, Identify Theft

This report was derived from information from the Dobbs Ferry Police Department, it does not indicate a conviction.

  • A suspect attempted to cash a fraudulent $690 check at the Chase Bank on Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry on Oct. 18. When the bank tellers attempted to verify the check, the suspect fled.
  • A Dobbs Ferry resident reported on Oct. 19 that he received a credit card bill from a a Manchester, CT Macy’s for $231, which he says he never opened or made purchases from. After the card was canceled there were several additional failed attempts to use the card.
  • A New York Sports Club employee reported on Oct. 19 that a man dropped off a locker key at the club’s front desk and said that another person would come to pick it up. Feeling that this was suspicious, the employee opened the locker to find two small envelopes filled with a white powder substance.  The substance is still being tested.

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