Teller Tries To Delay Check Forger

After a teller noted a check looked suspicious, the branch manager of a bank in the 8500 block of Golf Road, Niles, called police on Dec. 20 at about 3 p.m., according to Niles police.

A woman had tried to cash the check, which was made out for $2,500 to a woman from a medical facility in Brooklyn N.Y., according to the police report. The teller noted the signature was computer-generated rather than hand-signed, and noted previous supicious activity on the account.

The bank contacted the account holder, who said the check was fraudulent, according to police. The teller tried to delay the offender until police arrived, but she left, leaving the the check, her driver's license and her credit card, according to the report. Police made copies of those documents and placed them into evidence. A Niles police detective is investigating.

Social security number reported stolen

A 77-year-old Niles man reported to police that he had received a call from the Cook County Housing Authority advising that someone in Lees Summit, Ohio was using his credit card. Police counseled him to contact the Social Security Administration.

Information is taken from reports.

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