Several from the greater Fall River area are facing charges in an alleged $35,000 fraud scheme.
According to Somerset Police, on October 28th, Officers were dispatched to Citizens Bank, located at 815 Grand Army Highway (Route 6), for a report of a female suspect allegedly attempting to commit a check fraud scheme. Detectives operating unmarked vehicles responded to the area while uniformed patrol officers positioned themselves in nearby business parking lots. As officers are aware, these types of fraud schemes often involve multiple individuals working together, with potential co-conspirators waiting in vehicles some distance from the targeted business.
While conducting surveillance from a nearby parking lot, detectives observed the female suspect walking through the Super Stop & Shop parking lot before entering a gray 2002 Volvo. Upon observing the suspect enter the vehicle, detectives and uniformed patrol officers coordinated their response and positioned their vehicles around the Volvo, preventing it from leaving the area…