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Bronx NY Man Arrested For Passing Forged Prescription

Greenwich Police said they were called to Walgreen's at about 3:34 p.m. on a report of a male suspect attempting to pass a forged prescription for the painkiller Oxycodone.

 

A Bronx NY man was arrested and charged with passing a forged prescription at Walgreen's Pharmacy in Riverside on Monday, Jan. 21.

Police said they were called to Walgreen's at about 3:34 p.m. on a report of a male suspect attempting to pass a forged prescription for the painkiller Oxycodone.

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On arrival officers found that the suspect, identified as Vincent W. Young, 47, of 525 E. 156th St., Bronx, NY, had passed a forged prescription slip. He was subsequently arrested and charged with second degree forgery, criminal attempt, and attempt to obtain a controlled substance by forgery.

Young was reportedly held on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 28.  

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