Cops: Cortlandt Teen Tried To Pass Bad Check

CORTLANDT, NY — The New York State Police announce the arrest of 18-year-old Alexandria S. Clarke, who is accused of trying to cash a bad check.

State Police were called Jan. 18 to a local bank in the Montgomery region where a woman was reported to be passing a fictitious check which purported to be a payroll check from a hospital in Dutchess County, NY.

Police said had she succeeded, she would have defrauded the financial institution out of an amount exceeding $1,000 dollars. The investigation remains ongoing at this time.

Police charged Clarke, a Cortlandt resident, with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree (a class D felony) and Attempted Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (a class E felony).

She was arraigned before Judge Ozman in the Village of Walden Court on 01/18/17 and sent to Orange County Jail in lieu of $7,500 cash / $15,000 bond. Clarke is due back in the Town of Montgomery Court on Jan. 24.