Woman Charged With

First Degree Larceny

Police have charged a local woman with first degree larceny after she allegedly illegally used a debit card dozens of times at automatic teller machines (ATM) to withdraw $10,047 from her mother’s bank account.

Police said Catherine O’Grady, 34, of 54 Great Ring Road used her mother’s debit card without permission to withdraw the funds. Approximately $945 in funds were withdrawn from the bank account via ATMs located in Newtown, police said.

The remainder of the $10,047 in funds was withdrawn from ATMs in Waterbury, Southbury, Danbury, and Port Jefferson, N.Y., police said. The withdrawals occurred from July to December 2004, police said

First degree larceny involves the theft of more than $10,000. It is a Class B felony.

After processing O’Grady’s March 28 arrest on a court warrant, police released her on a promise to appear for arraignment April 12 in Danbury Superior Court.