Crime & Safety
NY Woman Tried To Buy Chanel Bag With Fake Account: Greenwich PD
The alleged attempted larceny occurred on Jan. 9.
GREENWICH, CT — A 20-year-old Flushing, NY woman was arrested by Greenwich police on Jan. 9 after she allegedly tried to fraudulently buy a $3,900 Chanel handbag from the Chanel boutique in the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Greenwich Avenue, according to Lt. David Nemecek.
Weining Su was apprehended at the store at about 5:30 p.m. after officers were dispatched to the scene on a report of an attempted fraudulent purchase.
Nemecek said Su allegedly had tried to buy the handbag by using another person's Saks account.
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She was charged with larceny and interfering with an officer charges and was held in lieu of bail of $2,500. Su is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Jan. 23.
Photo: Weining Su. Photo credit: Greenwich Police Department
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