Canton Man Reports Check Fraud Incident

On May 5, a Canton man reported an incident of check fraud at the Canton Township Police Department, according to a police report.

The man told police that he became aware of two fraudulent checks being submitted towards his personal checking account in March. The man said that the checks were the two that were stolen out of his car in early 2011, the report said. 

The man provided police with copies of the checks from his bank, with both checks dated in January 2011, though the year was visibly changed to 2013. Both checks were made in the amount of $3,179, the report said. 

The man told police he had written out the checks, leaving the "Pay to Order Of" portion blank because he intended to write them out to cash. Both checks were signed by the man, according to the report. 

A 47-year-old Canton man's name had been written in the "Pay to Order Of" protion of the checks. The man told police that the suspect is the owner of a business through which he was formerly contracted with and believes the owner responsible for the original theft and attempted fraudulent obtainment of funds, the report said.

The man issued stop payment notices on the checks and does not wish to prosecute, according to the report.