Serial Check Forger Stole $21K From Brooklyn Bank, Cops Say

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NY — Cops have released a photo of a man they say deposited 28 fake checks and withdrew about $21,000 in cash at a Downtown Brooklyn bank over the course of more than a year.

Between November 2014 and October 2015, the serial forger carried out this alleged scheme at a municipal credit union located at 350 Jay St., police said.

Detectives say he's a black male who was photographed wearing a black hooded sweater and a black jacket.

Anyone with information on the man's whereabouts can confidentially report it via the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or anonymously call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

This alleged crime took place in the NYPD's 84th Precinct. According to official police statistics, through May 15, major crimes were collectively down nearly 16 percent in the 84th compared to the same time period last year.

That included a drop in grand larcenies — aka, crimes targeting property worth $1,000 or more — from 255 reported incidents from January through mid-May last year to 206 reported incidents during the same period this year.