An investigation by the New York State Police in Bath, the
Steuben County Adult Protective Home Care Unit, and the Bath Police Department
has resulted in charges against Haley Heigel, age 20, of Mill St., Woodhull,
NY. On February 26, the state police and
Steuben County Adult Protective received a complaint about suspicious activity
on the bank account of an elderly subject.
Upon the completion of the investigation, it was determined that Heigel,
without authority or permission, had allegedly cashed four separate checks that
were forged from January 10, 2018 until January 31, 2018, and uttered said forged
checks at a local bank in the Steuben County area. Investigation also revealed that Heigel allegedly
made unauthorized purchases from February 8, 2018 through February 13, 2018 on
the debit card of the same subject.
Heigel and the elderly subject are known to each other. Heigel was
charged with four counts of Forgery 2nd , a class “D” Felony, and Identity
Theft 2nd, a class “E” Felony. She was
arraigned before town of Bath Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail on
$5,000.00 cash bail/$10,000.00 property bond.
Heigel is scheduled to reappear in town of Bath Court at a later date.
