TAYLOR - Police are looking for a borough man wanted for cashing bad checks with his girlfriend, who was arrested on Wednesday.
Brent Fallon, 30, 119 Storrs St., eluded officers responding to Price Chopper, 1510 S. Main Ave., after he fled with his girlfriend, Denise Tomasko, 27, same address. She was apprehended after a chase, according to a criminal complaint.
The couple were on their third trip in three days to Price Chopper, where they had already cashed $1,865.04 in checks drawn on a closed bank account, according to the complaint.
When a manager began to question them on Wednesday, the couple fled on foot, according to the complaint.
Ms. Tomasko had a syringe she said she had just used to "shoot up" in her purse at the time of her arrest minutes later, according to the complaint.
She was charged with bad checks, criminal attempt and possession of drug paraphernalia and later sent to Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $5,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
Mr. Fallon remained wanted Friday on three counts of bad checks.
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