North Haven police have arrested two men accused of trying to use fake IDs to buy a phone and accessories from Verizon through someone else’s Verizon account.
Police responded to the Verizon store on Universal Drive Monday to investigate suspicious activity.
They said a man, later identified as 29-year-old Anthony Middletown, of New York City, used a fake New Jersey license, claimed to be a Verizon account member, and tried to buy a phone and several accessories worth more than $900, asking for the purchase to be billed to the victim’s account, police said.
Both men ran from police and to the Universal Drive parking lot, where officers took Middleton, and 29-year-old Kristopher Simmons, of Yonkers New York, into custody.
Middleton was charged with criminal impersonation, second-degree forgery, conspiracy to commit larceny in the fifth degree and criminal attempt to commit larceny in the fifth degree. He was held on a $40,000 bond.
Police said Middleton also has an active warrant for his arrest in New Jersey.
Simmons was charged with conspiracy to commit larceny in the fifth degree and interfering and resisting arrest. He was held on a $40,000 bond and both men will be arraigned today in Meriden Superior Court.
