Crime & Public Safety
The incident occurred in June, polie said.
A Pottstown man is charged with two felony counts each of forgery and theft by deception for cashing a stolen check from a Lower Providence Township business for more than $4,000.
Taron Kasheef Armstrong, 31, of the 400 block of Elm Street, was also charged Aug. 12 by Lower Providence Township Police with misdemeanor passing bad checks, per court records.
On June 18, police received a report of theft and check fraud from the owner of Audubon Ale House, 2812 Egypt Road, who told police a checking account showed a check cashed for $4,100.86 made payable to Armstrong for an A/C repair invoice, according to the affidavit.
Police said the victim did not issue the check and did not know Armstrong and did not authorize anyone to issue a check on his behalf.
Upon further investigation, a total of six additional checks were missing from a checkbook, police said.
On July 1, police contacted a United Check Cashing Store at 215 W. Main St. in Norristown, which confirmed the processing of a check on June 27, police said.
A store representative told police copies were made of the check, Social Security card, driver’s license, and medical marijuana card offered by Armstrong, per the complaint. Police said Armstrong had used the check cashing business in the past.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
