On October 17, 2026, New York State Police assigned to a retail theft detail at The Home Depot, located at 3051 East Main Street in the Town of Cortlandt, were advised of a male suspected of using counterfeit currency to make a purchase.
An investigation revealed that Justin Melendez, 29, of the Bronx, New York, attempted to make a purchase using counterfeit $100 bills.
Melendez was arrested and charged with five counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree, a class C felony, and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Melendez was arraigned in the Town of Cortlandt Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail.