Crime & Safety
iPhone Fraud Arrest Made At Trumbull Mall: PD
A man tried to buy several iPhones using fraudulent accounts, police said.
TRUMBULL, CT — A New York City man was arrested after he tried to fraudulently buy three Apple iPhones from the Sprint store inside the mall, according to police.
Sprint employees notified police about the fraud and chased him down in the mall. He was found with multiple counterfeit driver's licenses, paperwork and credit cards, police said.
Each iPhone was valued at $750.
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He was charged with criminal attempt of third-degree larceny, illegal reproduction of a credit card, criminal impersonation, second-degree forgery and interfering with police. He was held in lieu of $25,000 bail.
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