WESTPORT — A 28-year-old woman faces charges after police said she fraudulently cashed a nearly $3,000 check at a local bank using another person’s identity.

Anne Murphy, of Philadelphia, Pa., was charged April 17 with third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, second-degree identity theft and conspiracy to commit second-degree identity theft in connection with the January incident.

Police were called to the local office of First County Bank on Jan. 30 to investigate a customer’s complaint that a fraudulent $2,940 check had been cashed against her account.

The customer told police that her personal data was likely compromised after her purse was stolen during a recent vehicle break-in, according to the report.

Investigators were provided with surveillance photos of the local incident by bank officials. They also advised police that two women linked to similar crimes in area communities may have been responsible here.

After gathering evidence from other law-enforcement agencies, Westport police said they were able to identify the two women suspects in the local case. 

Warrants for the arrest of both women were issued.

Murphy was arrested March 14 in New Jersey where she was held on arrest warrants issued for similar offenses by New Canaan police, according to Westport police.

She was extradited to Connecticut on the New Canaan warrants, and while being arraigned April 17 at state Superior Court, also was arrested on the Westport charges. She was held on $25,000 bond, according to court records.

The whereabouts of the other female suspect remains unknown, police said.