Forgery Suspect Charged in Alpharetta 8 Months Later

A Dallas, GA, woman has been arrested and several others are being sought by Alpharetta police after forged checks were cashed at four BB&T bank branches in the area.

The forged checks were reported on Feb. 22 after a Conyers lighting company reported fraudulent activity on its accounts. A single check was believed to have been stolen, which led to multiple forged checks being passed.

On Aug. 10 a suspect was located in the Cobb County Jail, and was transported to the jail in Alpharetta.

A BB&T fraud investigator had told Alpharetta police that on Dec. 2, 2011 two different subjects entered the Windward Parkway and Haynes Bridge Road bank branchs. The checks were for $1,175.11 and $1,150.35 respectively. An additioanl two forged checks were cashed in Forsyth County at a McFarland Road branch.

Marlo M. Young, 32, of Dallas, was arrested and charged with first degree forgery. She remains in Fulton County Jail in lieu of $3,500 bond.

iPad Theft Nets Arrest 10 Months Later

A Springberry Court resident probably regretted having people over in october 2011 when she woke up the next morning to find her iPad 2 missing. But now she at least has the satisfaction of an arrest.

One of her guests brought a friend she only knew as "Mike," whom the guest said he believed took the iPad.

On Aug. 8 a suspect turned himself in to Alpharetta police.

Douglas S. Selembo, 18, of Alpharetta, was arrested and charged with theft by taking greater than $500 and theft by deception, both felonies. He was released on $5,000 bond.

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