Police arrested three Brooklyn, N.Y. men on multiple misdemeanor charges after they tried to use fake credit cards to buy gift cards at a local pharmacy late Friday.
At about 10:40 p.m. on Jan. 15, officers were dispatched to Walgreens on Pine Street after an employee there notified them of the attempt, according to a police report.
Each of the three men—two aged 22, the third 24—was charged with sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny and conspiracy to commit illegal use of a credit card. Two of the men additionally were charged with unlawful completion or reproduction of a credit card. A pair of those arrested also each were charged with conspiracy to commit illegal use of a credit card, while one of the 22-year-olds was charged with criminal attempt at illegal use of a credit card.
The 24-year-old was held on $10,000 bond and scheduled to appear this week in state Superior Court in Norwalk, while the others were released on $5,000 bond and scheduled to appear next week.