Crime & Safety
Port Chester Store Hit with $1,200 in Phony Traveler's Checks
Woman bought pre-paid credit cards with bogus checks.
A Port Chester store is out $1,200 after a woman bought pre-paid credit cards with traverler's checks that turned out to be forged, according to Port Chester Police.
A woman went to the Stop and Shop supermarket, 15 Waterfront Place, at about 5:26 p.m. on Sunday and purchased $800 worth of Visa cards. The woman returned to the store a few hours later and purchased another $400 worth of Visa cards.
The store, police said, discovered on Monday that the checks were bogus. An investigation is in continuing.
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No arrest has been made yet in the incident.
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