NASHUA, NH — Police in Nashua are accusing a Massachusetts resident of attempting to cash what a local bank believed was a forged check made out to himself, according to a report.
Stephen Depatto, 38, of Revere, Massachusetts, was arrested on Oct. 6, on a single felony count of attempted theft by deception-$1,501-plus.
According to police, officers responded to a local bank on Feb. 5 after a report a man tried to cash what the bank believed was a forged check the day before.
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The check, valued at $2,914, was made out to Depatto, police said. The bank refused to cash the check, the report stated.
The case was given to detectives for further investigation and they reviewed video footage from the bank and identified Depatto as a suspect. A warrant was then issued for his arrest.
After being arrested, Depatto was held on preventive detention and he was arraigned on Oct. 7.
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