GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (WNYT)- Guilderland police said a woman was arrested after officers say she tried to use a fake ID to take money from another person’s bank credit line.
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Officers were called to NBT Bank at 5 New Karner Road on Wednesday, July 29, at about 3:04 p.m. after bank workers reported a woman was trying to impersonate someone else to get funds from that person’s home equity line of credit account, according to the Guilderland Police Department.
Police said officers met Anna Hardee, 47, of New York City at the scene and found she had a fraudulent New York State driver’s license with the victim’s identifying information. Police said Hardee was trying to withdraw $38,000 from the victim’s account.
Police said Hardee was also wanted by multiple law enforcement agencies and was a fugitive from justice from Rhode Island.
She was charged with attempted grand larceny in the third degree, identity theft in the first degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, criminal impersonation in the second degree and fugitive from justice.
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Police said Hardee was arraigned and remanded to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office pending extradition to Rhode Island.
Anyone who believes they may have been victimized by Hardee or has information about the investigation is asked to contact Investigator Nick Marcella at marcellan@townofguilderland.gov or 518-356-1501.
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