On March 1, at approx 8:05 a.m., Southington Police arrested Joseph Mantini, age 47, of 862 Moss Road, Cheshire, and charged him with 61 counts of first-degree larceny and first-degree forgery. His court date was March 1 and he had been held on a $25,000.00. It was alleged that Mantini had forged checks and stolen approximately $19,758.32 from a local nursery, according to police.