Woman Uses Wig Trying To Cash Forged Check In North Austin

NORTH AUSTIN, TX — Police recently arrested two women who twice tried cashing a forged $3,300 check at a local bank branch, the second time with one of the suspects donning a wig in an attempt to fool the teller.

The suspects are accused of trying to cash the forged check at a Wells Fargo bank branch in North Austin, according to a report in the Austin American-Statesman. The two women were subsequently identified as Theresa Gayle Frazier, 47, and Regan Reichenau, 22.

According to police, the two women tried to cash the forged check at the North Lamar Boulevard branch on Monday using another person's identification card and debit card, according to a recently released arrest affidavit. Suspicious bank customers noticing no resemblance with the woman in the ID card called the bank customer to learn she hadn't written the check or authorized its cashing.

The two women left the bank but tried again to cash the check the following day — this time with Frazier donning a wig in a failed attempt to make her appear like the woman on the ID card, according to the report.

The disguise didn't work, and 911 was called. Police determined the debit and ID card were both stolen in Leander, according to police. What's more, the two women were getting around in a vehicle said to be stolen.

Reichenau now is being held in the Travis County Jail on charges of forgery and possession of a controlled substance with bail set at $27,500. For her part, Frazier is charged with forgery and unauthorized use of a vehicle with bail set at $40,000.

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