Three charged with passing counterfeit bills in Sidney

Three twenty-somethings were arrested on Sunday, Sept. 28 for circulating counterfeit currency in the Delaware County town of Sidney, according to a press release from the New York State Police.

Troopers arrested 23-year-old Wesley J. Crawn and 26-year-old Heather A. Wrench, who live together on Edgewood Drive in Sidney, and 20-year-old Natasha P. Finch of Unadilla.

Crawn and Wrench were charged with felony forgery in the 1st degree and conspiracy in the 4th degree. They were arraigned in Delaware County and are being held in Delaware County Jail on $5,000 cash bail.

Finch was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the 1st degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree, and three misdemeanor counts of petit larceny. She was arraigned in Otsego County and is being held in the Otsego County Jail on $5,000 cash bail.

The police suspect that more people are involved in the counterfeit bills scheme. The investigation is ongoing, and "with additional arrests pending," according to the press release.

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