Two in Fairview liquor store scam flee, one caught in North Bergen

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fairview police last night grabbed one Bronx man, and were seeking another, after they allegedly tried using phony credit cards at a Broad Avenue liquor store.

Photo Credit: *Cliffview Pilot File Photo*

Jerry DeMarco

09/16/2013 3:33 p.m.

The two sped away in a Mercedes Benz as responding officers arrived at the Liquor Depot — driving south in the northbound lane — around 7 o’clock last night, Detective Capt. Martin Kahn told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.

The driver tried to turn at 86th Street and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen but crashed the car into another liquor store, the captain said.

One man fled, but police grabbed the other.

Royer Soto, 19, was being held on $15,000 bail, charged with fraudulent use of credit cards, forgery and resisting arrest. He was carrying a phony Rhode Island driver’s license, Kahn said.

Fairview police have identified the second man and were looking for him this morning.

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