Police arrested two men on unrelated larceny, forgery and fraud charges over the Labor Day weekend — one who allegedly passed bad checks and another who police say drove a stolen skid steer down Sanford Road

The first arrest came Friday, Aug. 30, when police concluded a two-month investigation by arresting Timothy Croke, 55, of 433 Cornell Road, Westport. Police said that beginning in June, Croke passed at least two fraudulent checks totaling $35,000. The first, made out for $9,500 on a fabricated check, was cashed at the Santander Bank in Westport. Later, police said Croke attempted to pass a second fraudulent check, made out to himself for $25,500, but was denied by the bank.

Croke was charged with two counts of larceny over $1,200, two counts of uttering a false check, two counts of forgery and one count of larceny over $1,200 by single scheme.

The next day, Saturday, Aug. 31, police arrested Robert DeMello, 30, of 1143 Horseneck Road after responding to a call about a stolen skid steer. Police spotted DeMello driving south in the northbound lane of Sanford Road, stopped him and after speaking with Mr. DeMello, determined he had stolen the skid steer along with other items that had been sold for scrap. DeMello was charged with one count of larceny over $1,200.