The check was reported stolen and fraudulently deposited in October, according to Westport police.
The suspect is accused of misappropriating a U.S. Treasury check, according to prosecutors.
Here are the arrests Westport police made from Dec. 20 to 27.
A woman was charged in a hit-and-run crash that occurred last month, according to police.
The victim was outside his vehicle when he was struck by one of two cars involved in the crash, police said.
The suspect, Jennifer Valiante, was supposed to register on the list following her release from incarceration in February.
The discovery led to the arrest of a 35-year-old Waterbury man.
The suspect is accused of stealing an expensive item from one store and returning it at another store, as part of the alleged scam.
The 15-year-old was reported missing over the weekend but was found in New York City on Sunday, police said. Update.
Todd Patrick Ford had been missing since Tuesday afternoon. Update.
The fire, which remains under investigation, was reported Sunday afternoon on Riverside Avenue.
The 17-year-old reportedly is accused of cutting off a GPS monitoring device from his ankle.
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The incident is one in a string of similar crimes that have plagued Westport in recent weeks.
The body of one of the missing boaters from Sunday was found Monday afternoon, three miles from where the fishing boat sank in Westport.
The arrests — which included juveniles — occurred Monday, according to Westport police. Two stolen cars and a handgun were recovered.
Authorities are hopeful they can recover the other missing boater.
The violent incident occurred on Sept. 17.
Officers from the Southwest Regional Emergency Response Team trained at a vacant house on Sniffen Road on Wednesday morning.
The 22-year-old Waterbury resident is the third suspect arrested in the case.
The incident occurred in July in Saugatuck; no injuries were reported.
The 16-year-old suspect was released on bond, but is reportedly accused of violating certain terms.
Police in Westport say they recovered millions of dollars in Bitcoin that was part of a scam involving people from Pakistan.
The suspect is currently being held in lieu of bail of $500,000.
Fifty vehicles have been stolen in Westport since the beginning of the year, or roughly five per month, according to authorities.
A 16-year-old has been arrested, and a Berlin man was also charged where the vehicle was recovered.
The defendant is accused of launching a kickback scheme that swindled Sire Spirits, which is owned by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
The Wednesday night Forum was called after Sunday's carjacking incident on Bayberry Lane in Westport.
The assault and theft of the Aston Martin occurred Sunday afternoon on Bayberry Lane, according to Westport police. UPDATE
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The suspect is accused of depositing the check in a Bank of America account that he had illegally accessed, according to Westport police.
After catching up with the suspect, Westport police said officers found a small amount of cocaine in his possession.
The suspect is accused of using fake credit card information to buy alcohol, which he allegedly then resold, according to Westport police.
The fire was reported just before midnight on Sunday, according to fire officials.
The woman, who has been identified, was found in her Oak Ridge Park home on Thursday.
The woman was discovered on Thursday at an undisclosed address in town.
The store's owner, a Newtown resident, was arrested Monday.
The thief is accused of stealing from toys and art supplies this month from Awesome Toys on the Post Road East in Westport.
A search of the suspect's laptop and cell phone led to his arrest, according to Westport police.
The suspect was arrested in Westport on Wednesday, according to prosecutors.