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Woman Charged With Forging Fairfield Patient's Checks

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A former in-home health care worker was charged with stealing checks from her Fairfield patient more than four years ago, according to police reports.

Vanessa Taylor, of Bridgeport, was charged with larceny and forgery Thursday by Fairfield police.

Vanessa Taylor, of Bridgeport, was charged with larceny and forgery Thursday by Fairfield police.

 Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Fairfield Police
by Greg Canuel

The family of a 90-year-old Fairfield resident reported suspicious bank activity to the Fairfield  police in April 2008. They told investigators they believed the suspect was Vanessa Taylor of Bridgeport, formerly a health care worker caring for the victim, police say.

Fairfield police and People’s United Bank' fraud investigators found Taylor had used her own identification to cash seven checks totaling approximately $2,100 during a three-month period, according to police reports. Taylor turned herself in at Fairfield police headquarters Thursday, police say.

Taylor was charged with second-degree larceny and second-degree forgery, both felonies. She was released after posting a $3,500 bond, and is due in court Dec. 7.

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