#Westport CT–On 06/06/18, investigators were contacted by an employee of Toyota of Westport. The vendor who launders employee uniforms turned in a wallet located in the pocket of a pair of pants that had been cleaned. The wallet belonged to ex-employee, Deshawn Sawyer, but was found to contain two checks belonging to a Toyota customer. The investigator learned Sawyer had stolen the checks while he was working as a valet at Toyota. He would then provide them to a friend, Daishaun Murphy, who would deposit them into his account. The victim was contacted and reported another check had been stolen from her and deposited at TD Bank. The check was written out to Daishaun Murphy with “landscaping” noted in the memo for over $750. The victim’s signature was forged on the check. Murphy was observed on bank surveillance making the bank transaction. Arrest warrant applications were submitted for both Murphy and Sawyer and later approved. On 08/28/18, Murphy was arrested at the Bridgeport Office of Probation. He was transported to Westport Police headquarters where he was charged with 53a-140 Forgery 3rd and 53a-139d Identity Theft 3 rd . Murphy was unable to post $15,000 bond and was transported to Norwalk Court for arraignment the following day. On 08/28/18, Sawyer turned himself in at police headquarters on the active arrest warrant. He was charged with 53a-129d Identity Theft 3 rd and released after posting $25,000 court set bond.

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