Crime & Safety
Cops: Inwood Man Deposited Stolen Checks Worth $26K
Inwood man charged with grand larceny for opening bank account, depositing stolen checks in 2013, cops said.
An Inwood man opened a bank account and used it to deposit stolen checks worth thousands, according to Nassau County Police.
Cops said Dean Afflick, 23, opened a personal bank account at TD Bank in Hollis, Queens, in Feb. 2013. Beginning in Sept. 2013, Afflick deposited two stolen checks totaling $26,000 in his account, cops said. Soon after, Afflick withdrew the cash from the accounts, police said.
Afflick was arrested in Inwood on an unrelated charge Tuesday, cops said. He was charged with third-degree grand larceny and two counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument. He will be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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Afflick was charged in Feb. 2011 for criminal possession of stolen property on Wildacre Avenue in Lawrence, cops said.
Photo: TD Bank in Hollis | Credit: Google Maps
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