Man poses as waste worker, cashes counterfeit checks
Authorities offered a reward in hopes the public will help them identify a man they believe posed as a waste-management worker to cash counterfeit paychecks in five counties over the past year.
Posted — UpdatedStaffers have reported incidents of someone cashing counterfeit, payroll checks at stores in Wake, Caswell, Franklin, Granville and Vance counties, Creedmoor police said.
Last month, police said he went to a Southern States store in Creedmoor right across the street from the police station.
The impersonator usually wears a uniform that matches the name of the company displayed on the check. He uses a fake drivers license with the name Donnie Johnson on it, police said. The check also bears that name as the payee.
The checks seem to be made on a computer and are written out for around $100 to $200, authorities said. He usually buys an item at the store then pockets the rest of the money.
Granville Crime Stoppers has offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this person.
Anyone with information about the case should call Creedmoor police at 919-528-1515 or Crime Stoppers at 919-693-3100. Callers to Crime Stoppers never have to identify themselves.
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