ST. LOUIS–An Oklahoma woman has been charged with attempting to cash two fraudulent checks two days in a row at a branch of Scott Credit Union here, Fox2Now reported.
According to a Crestwood Police Department statement, the incident occurred over a month ago at the Scott Credit Union location on the 9700 block of Watson Road.
After receiving a call for a person attempting to cash a fraudulent check, police found a woman, Lindsey Rick, walking out of the credit union with her phone on speaker. According to police, an officer heard a voice on the other end of the call tell Rick to “run.” Rick attempted to evade police but failed and was taken into custody, Fox2Now said.
According to police, Rick had cashed a forged $7,500 check at the credit union a day prior to the arrest and returned to the same branch the next morning to attempt to cash another $7,000 check for the same account. Credit union employees subsequently discovered that the check was forged and contacted police when they recognized her the next day, Fox2Now said.
Police said the checks Rick attempted to cash were made out to “Mary Wrigley,” and Rick had presented an Illinois driver’s license in that name to facilitate the two transactions. Rick also told police her name was “Erin Hollek” and presented a Texas driver’s license in that name, Fox2Now reported.
Rick told police a woman named “Sandra” picked her up in Tulsa, Okla., and drove her in a rented car to St. Louis. According to police, Rick said that she had been working with a group of people to cash fraudulent checks not only in the St. Louis region but in Tulsa, Kansas City, and Springfield, Mo., as well, Fox2Now added.