Crime & Safety
Prescription Scheme At Glastonbury Pharmacy Leads To Felony Charge
A man was arrested at a Glastonbury pharmacy window this week on a felony charge.
GLASTONBURY, CT — A 21-year-old from Norwich is facing a felony charge in a fake prescription scheme in Glastonbury, police said.
According to an arrest report, Glastonbury police on Monday responded to a complaint from the Walgreens on Main Street about a man attempting to pick up a "fraudulent prescription."
Police arrested the man for third-degree telephone fraud, a felony in Connecticut.
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He is scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court Nov. 27.
According to state statutes, third-degree telephone fraud involves a person, under false pretenses, trying to obtain money or property exceeding $2,000 via a "'telephonic call,' including, but not limited to, a call made by an individual, an automated telephone call and a recorded message."
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