WESTPORT — A New York man has been arrested after police said he tried to cash a fraudulent check at a local bank and then tried to flee while being questioned by an officer.

Jorge Fuentes, 36, of Bronx, N.Y., was charged Sept. 18 with first-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft, illegal reproduction of a payment card, interfering with an officer, fourth-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny and illegal possession of personal identifying information.

Police were dispatched about 3:15 p.m. Sept. 18 to the TD Bank office at 185 Main St. to investigate a report that a man was trying to cash what appeared to be a fraudulent check.

The suspect — later identified by police as Jorge Fuentes — was still in the bank when officers arrived and, according to the report, was initially cooperating with their questions.

But a short time later, police said, he tried to run from the bank but was stopped and placed under arrest.

Investigators were able to confirm that he was trying to cash a check against a “flagged” account, and also had several other fraudulent checks as well as forged credit and debit cards in his possession, according to the report.

Fuentes was taken to Police Department headquarters, where he was formally charged and later released after posting $10,000 bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 16 at state Superior Court in Stamford.