Crime & Safety

Woman Accused Of Fraudulently Trying To Withdraw $6,500: Darien PD

Police said they arrested a 44-year-old woman on Jan. 20.

Police said they responded to the TD Bank on the Post Road in Darien on Jan. 20.
Police said they responded to the TD Bank on the Post Road in Darien on Jan. 20. (RJ Scofield/Patch)

DARIEN, CT — A 44-year-old Connecticut woman was arrested last week after police say she tried to fraudulently withdraw over $6,000 from a bank in Darien.

Nicole Brayman, of New London, was charged with payment card theft; third-degree identity theft; criminal attempt at third-degree larceny; criminal impersonation; and possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, according to the latest crime report from police.

On the afternoon of Jan. 20, police responded to the TD Bank on the Post Road in Darien on a report of a woman who was trying to withdraw cash using stolen identity information, police said.

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A woman, later identified as Brayman, was found in the parking lot, police said, and she told police she was in possession of a crack pipe.

Brayman also told police she left a fraudulent ID inside of the bank, police noted.

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Bank employees reported that Brayman claimed to be a TD Bank customer and she tried to withdraw $6,500, police said. A bank teller discovered that the New Jersey licence Brayman displayed was fake.

Brayman was released on 7 percent of her $5,000 bond. She's scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 2.

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