By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to Rockland Trust Bank on Highland Ave. last week on reports of an individual trying to cash a stolen check.

Upon arrival, the officers spoke with the bank manager, who told them that his teller notified him of a possible stolen check.

The teller stated that a female identified as Brianna Neves, of Medford, arrived at the bank and attempted to cash a check for the sum of $5000. The check was flagged as stolen on the Rockland Trust banking network, and he immediately notified the manager.

The bank manager told police that the check was stolen from an individual in Norwood, MA. The manager from the Norwood-based bank filed a police report the following day and notified Rockland Trust of the incident.

The check was presented to the officers, who observed that it was made out for the sum of $5000 and to pay of the order of “Brianna Neves” written in black ink. The back of the check that read “endorse here” was also signed.

The officers questioned Neves, who told them that an individual gave her the check on June 24 in exchange for her to take pictures at an event the following weekend.

The officers asked Neves if she had a business card for the alleged client, to which she replied that she communicated with him via Facebook and he did not have any business information aside from forming and managing events.

When asked why she received the money before providing her services, Neves reportedly replied that the alleged client insisted on providing the check first.

The officers contacted the victim and were told that the business was robbed on June 23, and among the stolen items was a stack of pre-signed checks from Rockland Trust. The victim did not remember writing a check for $5000for Brianna Neves.

Based on the facts presented at the scene, the officers placed Neves under arrest on charges of forgery of check, utter false check, and receiving stolen property under $1200.