A Utica man is facing charges for allegedly cashing a stolen check for $1,600 at at local bank.

New Hartford Police say 38-year old Marc Czernastek had stolen the check from a business mailbox in New Hartford.

Czernastek was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of a forged instrument.

He was arrested following a shoplifting incident at Sears.

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