Woman Stole, Cashed Checks In Southington, Held On $250K Bond: Police

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A 28-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been extradited to Connecticut by Southington police for her role in a check fraud scheme impacting several towns, including Southington.

The Southington Police Department Tuesday announced Kaitlyn A. Miller, 28, of 585 Summit St., King of Prussia, Pa., was charged with third-degree forgery; third-degree identity theft; third-degree larceny; sixth-degree larceny; and criminal impersonation.

She is being held on $250,000 bond and is expected to be charged by multiple police departments in Connecticut.

According to the SPD, local police started investigating Miller Jan. 24 when she was accused of forging checks from a stolen checkbook and utilizing a stolen driver's license as her identification.

Police said she was able to steal $2,400 from the victim from Southington.

The check fraud incident was committed at the TD Bank branch at 900 Queen St., Southington, according to police.

"The Southington investigation was one of several similar incidents to occur throughout the state of Connecticut, including Norwalk, Westport, New Canaan, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, Terryville, Newtown, Newington, Bethel, Cromwell, Manchester, West Hartford and Wilton, committed by Miller, involving fraudulent checks written by Miller," wrote police in a release Tuesday.

Southington police said the Wilton incident involved the theft of a checkbook that was used to cash $20,000 in fraudulent checks all over Connecticut.

Police said officers learned that Miller was in the custody of the Shelby County Alabama Sheriff's Office and SPD representatives traveled south and returned with Miller, who is still in custody.