Craigslist Scammer Sold Fake Concert Tickets in Williston Park: Police

A Bronx man was arrested Monday for selling fake concert tickets worth $900 in Williston Park last month, police say.

According to authorities, a 22-year-old woman made arrangements to purchase concert tickets she saw on Craigslist from 25-year-old Theo Cooke on Wednesday, April 27 at 5 p.m.

The woman met Cooke at a prearranged location and purchased four tickets from him for $900, police say.

The woman later became suspicious of the tickets and went to verify their authenticity on Ticketmaster. A ticket agent advised her that her tickets were fake and she went to report the incident to authorities.

The woman’s friend, with the assistance of NYPD undercover officers, went to meet Cooke on Saturday, April 30 to purchase additional tickets in the jurisdiction of New York City’s 111th Precinct, police say.

Cooke allegedly sold fraudulent tickets once again and was placed under arrest by NYPD.

A subsequent investigation led to the arrest of Cooke on Monday by Nassau County Police.

He was charged with four counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument in petty larceny. He will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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