I went to school with this girl...Bonnie Rubin...Heather found it. Heather always finds the good stuff.
PLAINVILLE, Conn. -- Plainville police said they have busted up a ring of what they can only describe as very organized crime.
Police said they were first alerted of the crime ring after Jeffrey Williams, 38, tried to make a quick getaway from a Lowe's parking lot. They said his accomplice, Bonnie Rubin, 21, had tried to pass off a $4,000 forged check, but the cashier had become suspicious.
Police said the duo was in such a hurry to get away that Williams drove into three cars in the attempt.
"In this case, it was a parking lot motor-vehicle accident where an individual was trying to get away that actually brought it to the forefront, and we were able to develop all this information," Sgt. Charles Smedick said.
Police said the pair's plan was to buy high-cost appliances at stores like Home Depot and Lowe's with fake checks and fake IDs, then sell them for cash.
"Definitely organized to the point they have different people making checks, different people making IDs, people taking orders and people carrying out the orders," Smedick said.
When police arrested the two and searched their truck, they said they found at least 40 kinds of fake IDs and dozens of fake checks -- with the names of real banks of them.
Police said they know at least 10 to 12 people are involved
"They're excellent forgeries," Smedick said. "Most of the time they were cashed in the store on the spot."
Police said the forged check was found in the possession of the pair. They said the two were arrested them.
The pair had fraudulently cashed checks and taken merchandise worth well over $1 million, police said. They said they were making 50 cents on the dollar.
Williams and Rubin have been charged with one count of racketeering and at least 100 counts of forgery.
Police said they're working with federal agencies to find the others involved and close the ring, which they believe is based in the Hartford area.
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