Crime & Safety

Lowell Woman Stole $7,800 From Nashua Banks: Police

Zuleyka Torres​, of Lowell, was charged with two counts of felony forgery.

NASHUA, NH — A Lowell, Massachusetts woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with a $7,800 check fraud case in Nashua from 2013. Zuleyka Torres, 29, was charged with two counts of felony forgery. She was released on $2,000 bail pending an arraignment May 26 in Nashua District Court.

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Nashua police Lieutenant Kerry Baxter said police obtained a warrant for for her arrest in December 2013 after receiving reports she cashed fraudulent checks at two Nashua banks — one for $4,300 and another for $3,500. Torres finally turned herself in Wednesday morning, Baxter said.

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Photo: Zuleyka Torres. (Credit: Nashua Police Department)

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