Published: 7:50 AM - 05/29/12 Last updated: 7:51 AM - 05/29/12

LIBERTY A man and woman from Liberty are accused of attempting to get the man a week off from work by using a stolen and forged prescription, village police said.

David Clark, 37, and Jeanette Alvarez, 23, were arrested Thursday following an investigation by village police and state troopers.

Alvarez stole a blank prescription from a medical office in the village, filling it out and forging a doctors signature, police said. It was given to Clark, who tried to use it to get time off, police said.

Alvarez was charged with felony second-degree forgery and misdemeanor petit larceny.

Clark was charged with two felonies second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing and misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

Both were arraigned in Town of Liberty Court. Alvarez is being held in Sullivan County Jail on $2,500 bail while Clarks bail was set at $1,000.

Leonard Sparks

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