MAMARONECK, NY — A probe into a rash of counterfeit bills passed at Sound Shore businesses has resulted in a felony arrest.
The Village of Mamaroneck Police Department said Osman Daramy, from Staten Island, is in custody. The arrest is connected to an investigation by the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department after it was discovered several counterfeit $100 bills had been used at local businesses throughout the village on Jan. 18.
On Jan. 22, Village of Mamaroneck Police Department detectives apprehended the 25-year-old at a Staten Island address. Following his apprehension, Daramy was taken to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Headquarters, where he was processed, and charged with felony first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, and petit larceny.
Daramy has now been linked by detectives to similar crimes in Harrison. The Harrison Police Department collaborated with the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department and also placed Daramy under arrest and filed criminal charges for the incidents in their jurisdiction.
Daramy was arraigned in Village Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail, where he will
remain until his next court appearance, which is scheduled for Jan. 29.