Henderson Police Department is investigating a forged check incident that occurred at a local bank.
Officers responded to Independence Bank in the 1100 block of Barret Boulevard in reference to someone trying to pass a forged check on Aug 15.
Police said that Michael E. Weddle, 28, of Evansville, was thought to be attempting to cash a forged check drawn on a local business. The owner of the check confirmed to police that it was a counterfeit check.
Weddle told officers that he and other people had been going around to area banks attempting to cash forged checks. Another man cashed a forged check drawn on another business before Weddle.
Weddle was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, theft by deception. He was lodged in the Henderson County Detention Center.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact HPD at 270-831-1295 or Crime Stoppers at 270-831-1111.
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