Police: Pair Busted With Phony Credit Cards

Two Brooklyn men were arrested on Thursday after police say they used fraudulent re-encoded credit cards at a Westbury store.

According to police, a store manager at Micro Center, located at 655 Merrick Avenue, called authorities around 4 p.m. to report the suspicious activity.

When Third Precinct officers arrived on the scene, they found 23-year-old Sheldeon Modeste, of 3405 Foster Avenue in Brooklyn, in his vehicle in the parking lot and he was in possession of four fraudulent credit cards, police said. Officers also found 84 alprazolam pills–the generic name for the anti-anxiety medication Xanax–in the car.

Peter Forde, 23, of 1408 Brooklyn Avenue, was located inside Micro Center attempting to make a purchase. He was in possession of three fraudulent credit cards, police said.

Modeste is charged with four counts of second degree possession of a forged instrument. Forde is charged with three counts of second degree possession of a forged instrument and seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Both men will be arraigned on Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.

NCPD photos: Sheldon Modeste (L) and Peter Forde