On May 16, the Economic Crimes Unit initiated an investigation into a forgery complaint, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The investigation revealed that Kadeem Harry was involved in an auto collision while operating the complainant’s vehicle. After this collision, he requested a duplicate copy of the vehicle’s Certificate of Title from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, St. Croix district. He forged the complainant’s name on the title along with a Bill of Sale and notarized the documents indicating that the vehicle was sold to him. These documents were then provided to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and USAA insurance division, which helped complete the claims process, causing Harry to receive a check in the amount of $8,669.48, which was issued in his name, according to the police report.
As a result of this investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Harry. On Friday, Harry, 32, surrendered himself at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station, where he was served his arrest warrant, advised of his rights, and placed under arrest without incident. Harry was subsequently booked and charged with forgery, passing or possession of forged bills or notes, obtaining money by false pretense, grand larceny, and access to computers for fraudulent purposes, the police report stated.
Bail was set at $20,000 for the alleged incident. Unable to post bail, Harry was remanded to the John A. Bell Adult Correction Facility pending his advice of rights hearing scheduled for Monday.
