A Lindsay man is accused of stealing a cheque and depositing it in his name.
On Tuesday, says the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service, a Lindsay woman attended her bank and discovered that one of her cheques had been fraudulently deposited into another individual’s account.
The victim says a cheque had been stolen and the accused, who allegedly wrote his name on the cheque, was successful in cashing it.
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The woman reported the incident to police who investigated, leading to the arrest of a suspect.
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Blayne William Logan, 43, of Lindsay, is charged with theft under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, making a forged document, fraud under $5,000 and failing to comply with the conditions of his probation order.
He was released and will appear in court in Lindsay on Feb. 28.
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