MONROE, Conn. — An attempt to defraud a Monroe woman out of close to $100,000 was foiled two years ago, but town detectives continued to investigate the case with U.S. Postal inspectors, eventually identifying a suspect and applying for an arrest warrant. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department arrested Antwon Tynes, 41, on unrelated charges on June 7, he waived extradition, and was picked up at the Broward County Sheriff’s jail by Monroe officers on Wednesday.
The Monroe detectives’ flights were paid for by the Division of Criminal Justice, which covers those costs for all town police departments in the state of Connecticut.
Online searches show an extensive arrest record for Tynes, who lives in Fort Lauderdale. He was charged with criminal attempt of first-degree larceny, which is a felony, and released on $25,000 bond for a July 10 court date…