Man cashes $2.5k check using false ID: Gastonia Police

GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Police are looking for a man who used an eastern North Carolina man’s identity to cash a check, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 27, detectives say a man wearing a white ball cap walked into the United Bank on S. New Hope Road and cashed a check using the ID of a man from Bladen County, N.C., walking away with $2,500.

Gastonia Police Dept.
Gastonia Police Dept.
Gastonia Police Dept.
Gastonia Police Dept.

According to police, the victim was out of town and did not know who the suspect was. The suspect was seen getting out of a gold Chevy Malibu that was also occupied by a driver and another passenger.

Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to contact the Gastonia Police Department.

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