BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Cheektowaga woman was arrested three times on Tuesday.
The Erie County Sheriff's Office says the woman, 28-year-old Sarah Szymanski, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle by a local police department on Tuesday.
After she was processed and released, Szymanski was arrested later in the day by Lancaster Police for for obstruction of governmental administration, reckless driving, speeding, aggravated unlicensed operation, and failing to stop at a stop sign. She received appearance tickets and was released.
After that, Erie County Sheriff's Office say Szymanski met someone Tuesday evening to complete a transaction that was arranged using a social media marketplace app. They say Szymanski was selling discounted Best Buy gift cards.
The victim told the sheriff's office that he gave Szymanski $1,450 for the gift cards, which were supposed to go toward the purchase of a laptop at a Clarence store.
Instead, the sheriff's office says Szymanski bought a printer, left the store, then fled in a waiting vehicle. The victim gave a description of that vehicle to law enforcement, which spotted the car Tuesday evening in Cheektowaga.
The Erie County Sheriff's Office charged Szymanski with felony grand larceny, misdemeanor aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, and a vehicle and traffic law violation for operating a vehicle without a license.
Szymanski received appearance tickets for Clarence Town Court.
