WESTPORT — A Bridgeport man faces charges after a police investigation into the case of a check reported stolen.

Victor Capozziello, 25, was taken into custody Thursday by local officers, and charged with third-degree identity theft and conspiracy to commit third-degree identity theft. He was held on $75,000 bond and scheduled for arraignment at Stamford Superior Court the next day.

Police began investigating the case in June 2018 after a resident complained that, after checking his bank account online, he spotted fraudulent activity. It appeared that an “unknown individual” had written a check in his name for more than $2,000, according to the report.

The local man told police that neither he nor his wife had written that check, and that the writing on the check did not resemble the couple’s.

A local police detective secured a search warrant, and was able to determine the bank account and its owner where the fraudulent check had been deposited.

Capozziello and another man were identified as suspects, police said, and after video surveillance was secured, both men reportedly were seen standing at an ATM as the check was deposited into the account of Capozziello’s accomplice.