Nearby: Cops Say Man Forged Checks, Stole $12K

A Hempstead man faces charges for forging checks and stealing more than $12,000 from a single victim, according to Nassau County Police.

Tyrone Pyatt, 27, stole two checks from a 60-year-old woman, forged her signature, and deposited them in his own account, police said. He also stole the woman’s debit card and made more than $4,700 in purchases, cops said.

In total, Pyatt stole more than $12,000 from the unidentified victim, police said.

Special Operations officers located and charged Pyatt on Wednesday with third-degree grand larceny and two counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument. He was arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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