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Officers from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to TD Bank on Post Road on Tuesday, Aug. 13, when a teller reported that a woman had been attempted to cash a fraudulent check before fleeing.
According to police, while pulling up to the bank, officers spotted a white Mercedes-Benz with New York license plates that was pulling out of the adjacent building.
“It is typical in fraud attempts at banks for a second party to park nearby as a ‘getaway car,” investigators noted.
When the officer attempted to stop the Mercedes, it sped away, topping 90 mph, at which point the officer was forced to terminate the attempted stop due to the unsafe conditions.
Police said that bank employees stated that at approximately 3 p.m., a young Hispanic woman had entered the bank, took a withdrawal slip, and proceeded to leave. She came back a short time later with an older Hispanic woman with the withdrawal slip made out for $3,000.
When the woman gave the slip to the teller with a Connecticut driver’s license and bank card, her signature didn’t match what was on file. When prompted to ask what the last four transactions were on the account, the woman alleged that she didn’t manage said account. At that point, both women left the bank, leaving behind the false ID and fraudulent bank card.
Bank officials later confirmed that the account the suspect attempted to access is currently active. The incident remains under investigation.
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