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Man in custody for allegedly using stolen checks

A 43-year-old man was in police custody Saturday, accused of using an 83-year-old man’s checks that were stolen in a burglary.

Michael Lopes, of no local address, was charged Saturday with identity theft, and his bail was set at $75,000.

Police said he cashed three stolen personal checks, totaling $1,950 in December and was identified via bank video surveillance footage. He was arrested Saturday in Kakaako.

3 responses to “Man in custody for allegedly using stolen checks”

  1. saywhatyouthink says:

    Why did it take so long to arrest him? Kealoha still too busy looking for his mailbox?

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