Alert bank employees thwart fraud attempt

KINGSVILLE — On February 2, Ontario Provincial Police Kingsville Detachment officers received a call from a local bank reporting a possible fraud in progress.

The account holder had reported cheques stolen prior and the bank was reporting a suspect was attempting to cash cheques from the same account.

Police attended the scene and were able to locate and arrest the suspect who was still in the bank.

A 42-year-old woman from Windsor has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime (five counts), cause or attempt to use a forged document (five counts), and failing to comply with an undertaking.

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Windsor, Ontario Court of Justice on March 19 to answer to the charges.