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
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1 count of Larceny 6th, sec. 53a- 125b
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3 counts of Conspiracy to Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-48/53a-138
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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
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1 count of Larceny 6th, sec. 53a- 125b
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3 counts of Conspiracy to Forgery 1st, sec. 53a-48/53a-138
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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.