Crime & Safety
Police: Chatham Woman Allegedly Wrote $2K Worth of Bad Checks to Madison Liquor Store
The following arrest information was supplied by the Madison Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Chatham woman was arrested after a two-week investigation revealed she allegedly wrote back checks totaling more than $2,000 to a Madison liquor store, police said.
Det./Lt. Jerry Mantone arrested 59-year-old Mary Piraneo on May 26 at about 10 a.m. Piraneo was charged with issuing bad checks, a misdemenaor, to Neils Liquor & Deli, 114 Park Ave.
Police said a two-week investigation determined Piraneo had allegedly written checks totaling $2,040 over a one-month period from accounts that were closed.
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Piraneo was processed at police headquarters and taken to Morris County Correctional Facility in lieu of $2,500 bail pending a mandatory court appearance.
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