Police: Man, 22, falsely claimed he was an RN

QUEENSBURY — A Saratoga Springs man tried to portray himself as a New York state registered nurse to get a summer school nursing job with the Queensbury school district, according to the Warren County Sheriff 's Office.

The suspect, 22, of Caroline Street was a substitute aide at the school who provided fraudulent credentials, deputies said. He was charged with felonies of offering a false instrument for filing, unauthorized practice of a profession and burglary, and he was arraigned and released pending a court appearance. An order of protection was issued barring him from Queensbury school property.

After his arraignment, he was turned over to the State Police on pending criminal charges relating to similar fraudulent activities in the town of Wilton, deputies said.