Crime & Safety

Man Stole Over 20 Checks From His Hatboro Business, And Cashed Them: PD

Elmer Alexander Maquin-Tzul was charged with forgery after being terminated from the business where he worked, Hatboro Police said.

Elmer Alexander Maquin-Tzul
Elmer Alexander Maquin-Tzul (Hatboro Borough Police Department )

HATBORO, PA — A man who worked at a borough business allegedly stole over 20 checks worth over $60,000 and cashed them, police said.

Elmer Alexander Maquin-Tzul, 31, cashed over 20 checks, all made payable to himself, for over $60,000, the Hatboro Police Department said.

He was charged with two counts of forgery, theft, and fraud, and access device fraud.

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Hatboro Police met with employees of the unnamed local business who wanted to report a theft on Oct. 6.

An investigation found that Maquin-Tzul was terminated in July after employees found that he had allegedly stole checks from the business and began cashing them at various locations.

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Police issued an arrest warrant on Oct. 28, and he was taken into custody on Oct. 30.

Maquin-Tzul was arraigned and posted bail of 10 percent of $25,000 and released.

A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for Thursday before District Justice Todd Stephens.

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