Crime & Safety
Someone Tried Depositing Fake Checks At Ridgewood Bank: Police
The person used a 'mobile device' to complete the deposit, police said.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A village bank reported that someone tried depositing two fraudulent checks there recently.
The Freedom Bank on Route 17 South reported that someone making a fraudulent electronic deposit using a mobile device, Ridgewood Police said.
Two checks were processed and flagged as an "unusual deposit" and the bank limited the amount of the withdrawal, police said.
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Authorities determined that the checks were fraudulent, police said. The detective bureau is investigating the incident.
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