Eduardo Hernandez, 22, of East 216th Street, New York, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after attempting to cash fraudulent checks for the second time that day, police say. Hernandez successfully cashed a check for $1,500 at People's United Bank, 350 Bedford Ave., at 11:23 a.m., said Stamford Police Sgt. Carl Strate. Hernandez returned at 12:57 p.m. with two additional checks, each for $1,500. A bank teller became suspicious and told Hernandez to come back at 2 p.m. because authorization was needed to cash the checks. The bank manager was notified and Hernandez's Social Security number and driver's license were run through the bank's check cashing system, designed to detect suspicious activity. "That's when fraudulent activity appeared," said Strate, adding that the system also red-flagged the originator of the check. When Hernandez returned, police arrested him on three counts of third-degree identity theft, three counts of third-degree forgery, one count of fourth-degree larceny, and one count of third-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny. Bond was set at $100,000. Hernandez is schedule to appear in court Aug. 11.
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