After twice receiving fake checks from someone she had met on the Internet, 37-year-old Terri Schwartz was told to bring any more checks straight to the police.

She didn’t.

Schwartz, of 418 Ann St., pleaded guilty before City Court Judge Daniel C. Wilson Wednesday to attempted petty larceny, reduced from attempted grand larceny. Her case was adjourned for sentencing to Nov. 25.

When the third check arrived in the mail, Schwartz told police that it looked different than the first two, so she brought it to her bank in the hopes of cashing it. Police said at 5 p.m. March 13, Schwartz attempted to deposit the fake check for $2,800 into her bank account at Rome Savings Bank. Police said the check was drawn on the closed account of a woman in Nebraska who was a victim of identity theft.

In a statement to police, Schwartz said she received the check from a person she had met on the Internet. She said she did not know the woman from Nebraska and had not been expecting any free money, but she tried to cash it anyway.

Also in City Court:

• Bail was set at $1,000 Friday and not immediately met for Kevin J. Wilusz, 32, of 1411 Nellis Place, Utica, charged with petty larceny. His case was adjourned to Oct. 21.

State police said at 10:25 p.m. Aug. 21, Wilusz stole a $700, 42-inch television from Wal-Mart.

• Melissa S. Marshall, 27, of 408 W. Park St., was ordered to pay a $200 fine and $50 court fee on a charge of petty larceny.

Police said at 8:33 p.m. Oct. 5, Marshall stole a $65 pair of shoes from JCPenney on Erie Boulevard West.

• Charles J. Melnick Jr., 20, of 9524 Center St., Holland Patent, was ordered to pay a $75 fine and $120 surcharge after he was found guilty of disorderly conduct in a non-jury trial. His case was adjourned for sentencing to Dec. 17.

Police said at 2:41 a.m. July 26, Melnick refused to stop yelling profanities inside Denny’s Restaurant on South James Street.

• The case of Sara J. Vaughn, 27, of 421 Depeyster St., charged with second-degree aggravated harassment, was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal to Oct. 16, 2010. Deputies said at 2:53 p.m. Oct. 6, Vaughn sent a threatening e-mail to her brother.