A 38-year-old Middletown man was arrested March 3 on forgery charges after police said he attempted to cash fraudulent US Postal Service money orders at a liquor store.
According to Middletown Police, Derek M. Patton of the 300 block of Vincent Circle entered Middletown Liquors at 745 N. Broad St. March 2 and attempted to cash two US Postal Service money orders for $950 each. The clerk advised Patton that he did not have sufficient funds to cash both money orders, but was able to cash one of them. The clerk suggested that Patton return on March 3 if he wanted the second order redeemed.
The clerk then responded to the Middletown office of the US Postal Service to receive payment for the money order. It was then that the clerk was informed that the money order was fraudulent. The clerk then contacted the Middletown Police Department.
On March 3, police said Patton returned to Middletown Liquors to cash the second money order. He was then taken into custody by MPD officers.
Patton was charged with two counts of first degree forgery, theft less than 1,000 and attempted theft less than 1,000. He was also found to have an outstanding Capias for an incident that allegedly occurred in Aug. 2008. He was released on $3,500 secured bond.
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A 38-year-old Middletown man was arrested March 3 on forgery charges after police said he attempted to cash fraudulent US Postal Service money orders at a liquor store.
According to Middletown Police, Derek M. Patton of the 300 block of Vincent Circle entered Middletown Liquors at 745 N. Broad St. March 2 and attempted to cash two US Postal Service money orders for $950 each. The clerk advised Patton that he did not have sufficient funds to cash both money orders, but was able to cash one of them. The clerk suggested that Patton return on March 3 if he wanted the second order redeemed.
The clerk then responded to the Middletown office of the US Postal Service to receive payment for the money order. It was then that the clerk was informed that the money order was fraudulent. The clerk then contacted the Middletown Police Department.
On March 3, police said Patton returned to Middletown Liquors to cash the second money order. He was then taken into custody by MPD officers.
Patton was charged with two counts of first degree forgery, theft less than 1,000 and attempted theft less than 1,000. He was also found to have an outstanding Capias for an incident that allegedly occurred in Aug. 2008. He was released on $3,500 secured bond.
