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3/4/2019 - PRESS RELEASE: Counterfeiting Arrests

Date:             March 4, 2019

Re:                Counterfeiting Arrests

Issued by:     Lt. Jeremiah P. Marron Jr.

                                

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

Darien, CT- On Saturday March 2, 2019 at approximately 6:45pm the Darien Police Department received a report that a subject was attempting to purchase merchandise with counterfeit currency at Pet Valu , located at 25 Old Kings Hwy. North.  Upon arrival it was determined that the suspect had fled the area.  Through investigation, officers determined that one suspect successfully passed a counterfeit $100.00 bill at Pet Valu, and two other suspects unsuccessfully tried to pass bills at nearby “Chocolate Works” and “Wine Port of Darien.”  The bill used at Pet Valu and a $100.00 bill left behind at Chocolate Works had matching serial numbers which confirmed they were counterfeit.   Based on descriptions of the suspects provided by store employees and an off-duty Stamford Police Sergeant who observed the vehicle, a regional broadcast was given to surrounding law enforcement agencies. 

 

At approximately 10:00 pm, this agency was notified by the Fairfield Police Department that they had located and stopped a vehicle matching the description of the suspect’s vehicle in our earlier incidents.  The vehicle was stopped in the Town of Westport.  Darien officers responded to the scene and were able to positively identify 3 of the 4 occupants of the vehicle as the suspects from the earlier counterfeiting incidents in Darien.  They were identified as Destiny Poole DOB 02/16/1999, Shelton Petit–Brun DOB 10/24/1991, and Dayvon Jordan DOB 07/11/1994.  All three subjects reside in New York, NY.  The 4th occupant was identified as Raquan Hicks DOB 08/06/1995 of Newark, NJ.  It was determined that Hicks was also involved in the incidents in Darien.  All four subjects were placed under arrest. 

 

Their vehicle, a 2018 Chevy Malibu bearing Georgia Registration CHA7242, was searched and numerous pieces of evidence were seized connecting them to the Darien incidents as well as incidents in other jurisdictions.  The vehicle had been rented by Petit-Brun and was subsequently towed from the scene.  All four suspects were transported back to the Darien Police Department for processing.  During subsequent searches of the suspects, additional counterfeit currency was located.  In all, $3,300.00 in counterfeit one hundred dollar bills with the same serial number were recovered in this incident. 

 

Based on their involvement in the incident, the suspects were charged as follows:

Destiny Poole 2/16/1999 

220 102nd St 7H New York, NY     Bond: $50,000.00

 

·         3 counts of Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-138 

·         1 count of Larceny 6th, sec. 53a- 125b

·         3 counts of Conspiracy to Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-48/53a-138

·         2 counts of Conspiracy to Larceny 6th, sec. 53a-48/53a-125b 

 

Shelton Anthony Petit-Brun 10/24/1991

119-31 164th ST New York, NY     Bond: $35,000.00

 

·         3 counts of Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-138 

·         1 count of Larceny 6th, sec. 53a- 125b

·         3 counts of Conspiracy to Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-48/53a-138

·         2 counts of Conspiracy to Larceny 6th, sec. 53a-48/53a-125b 

Dayvon Jordan 07/11/1994                                         

116-38 168th ST New York, NY     Bond: $35,000.00

 

·         3 counts of Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-138 

·         1 count of Larceny 6th, sec. 53a- 125b

·         3 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-48/53a-138

·         2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6th, sec. 53a-48/53a-125b 

 

Raquan Salaudhin Hicks 08/06/1995                       

67 Sunset Ave #2a Newark, NJ   Bond: $35,000.00

 

·         1 count of Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-138

·         3 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-48/53a-138

·         3 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6th, sec. 53a-48/53a-125b

 

 

It was determined that Poole had an active arrest warrant from the Fairfield Police Department for Failure To Appear in the 1st Degree.  She was also charged for this and an additional $25,000.00 was added to her bond totaling $75,000.00.  All four of the subjects remained in the custody in the Darien Police Department and will be arraigned later today at Stamford Superior Court. 

 

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Issued 11:30 hrs.