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Man arrested for allegedly cashing checks stolen from woman

Police arrested a 59-year-old man Wednesday on suspicion of 22 counts of second-degree forgery, 21 counts of third-degree identity theft and one count each of second-degree theft and unauthorized possession of confidential and personal information.

Police said the suspect cashed a 65-year-old woman’s stolen and forged checks at a Wahiawa bank from Nov. 30 to Feb. 16.

Police said the victim discovered the checks and reported it to the bank.

The suspect was identified and arrested.

2 responses to “Man arrested for allegedly cashing checks stolen from woman”

  1. Cellodad says:

    Does anyone even use checks anymore? In Sweden for example, they haven’t used paper checks for about two decades. Processing paper is just too expensive compared to electronic money transfers.

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