Woman tried using fraudulent credit cards at P.C. Richard, cops say
Dionna Rembert, 25, of Far Rockaway, Queens, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, and charged with possession of a forged instrument, accused of attempting to purchase merchandise with fraudulent credit cards, Nassau County police said. Credit: NCPD
She attempted to buy an Apple iPad and T-Mobile refill cards using fraudulent credit cards, Nassau County police said.
But an employee at the P.C. Richard & Son store on Linden Boulevard in Elmont became suspicious of the transaction.
And that employee called police.
Now Dionna Rembert, 25, of Beach 54th Street, Far Rockaway, Queens, is under arrest, charged with three counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument. She faces arraignment Friday in First District Court in Hempstead.
Police said the incident took place Thursday at 2:10 p.m.
Police said that, as part of the transactions, Rembert also tried to purchase gift cards. The value of the items was not known.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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