Pair arrested trying to cash stolen check
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Published: Apr 15, 2019 | 5:48 AM | Updated: Apr 15, 2019 | 5:48 AM
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Public relations officer Lt. Matt Harris with the Columbus Police Department (CPD) says law enforcement arrested two people after they attempted to cash a stolen check on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to the drive-through of Centra Credit Union, 601 Union St., around 3:30 p.m.
Bank officials advised that Travis D. Lyles, 35, of Columbus, was supposedly attempting to pass a personal check from an account that was closed due to stolen checks. CPD also spoke with a passenger in the vehicle, Amber F. Harris, 34, of Columbus, and allegedly found several driver’s licenses and social security cards in her purse that were reported stolen during a separate theft from a vehicle in Columbus last month.
Both Lyles and Harris were placed under arrest and transported to the Bartholomew County Jail. Lyles was charged with attempted forgery and Harris was booked for theft.
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