One Also Has Additional Charge of Resisting Arrest
Two men from Massachusetts were arrested for attempted grand larceny after they allegedly tried to scam a woman out of money.
On February 27, 2025 a 61-year-old woman received a phone call from an unknown male stating he was a representative from the Chase Bank fraud department and advised the victim of suspicious transactions on her account. From February 27 to April 28th, the suspect had convinced the victim to make multiple withdrawals totaling $387,000.00.
On May 2, the Port Washington Police Department, with the assistance of Nassau County Police Department, conducted an investigation in front of 90 Northern Boulevard in Greenvale. On May 7 at 3:40 p.m., Dominique Jones, 24, of 250 Vale Street Chelsea, Massachusetts allegedly attempted to flee the scene in a 2018 Jeep Compass and collided with a Port Washington Police vehicle and an unoccupied parked SUV. During the course of the arrest, Jones allegedly resisted, but was subdued and placed under arrest.
Jean Saint Fort, 22, of 70 Lafayette Avenue Chelsea, Massachusetts, who was the passenger, was placed under arrest without incident. Subsequent to the investigation, a 9-millimeter handgun was located inside of the vehicle. Multiple stolen credit cards were found in Jones’ possession. There were no injuries reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Jones was charged with attempted grand larceny, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest and criminal mischief. Saint Fort was charged with attempted grand larceny and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. They were arraigned on May 8 at First District Court in Hempstead.
The Nassau County Police Department urges the community to be on alert and to remind vulnerable family members, friends and neighbors about potential scams or fraud.
Anyone with information on the above crime is asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.