Police: Former employee stole checks from Ann Arbor restaurant, cashed them at party stores
A 24-year-old Ann Arbor man faces accusations he stole checks from the Prickly Pear Southwest Café in downtown Ann Arbor and cashed them at local party stores.
Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said the man is a former employee of the store who was fired. The man is accused of stealing and cashing checks worth approximately $830 at two different Ann Arbor party stores and is now facing five counts of uttering and publishing and forgery for each check, Bush said.
Prickly Pear Southwest Cafe in downtown Ann Arbor.
AnnArbor.com file photo
Bush said the man is accused of cashing the checks at Diag Party Store and Main Street Party Store. Four of the charges — two each of uttering and publishing and forgery — come from the checks cashed at Diag Party Store and six of the charges — three each of uttering and publishing and forgery — come from the checks cashed at Main Street Party Store.
The man has not been arrested and has not been arraigned on any charges, according to records. AnnArbor.com will release his name when he is formally charged.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
FreedomSpeech
Fri, Aug 17, 2012 : 1:57 p.m.
"...the man is a former employee of the store who was fired." Which store? The Diag Party Store? The Main St. Party Store? Surely, not the Prickly Pear (Scallops & Chicken with a cup of soup), which is not a store.
nickcarraweigh
Thu, Aug 16, 2012 : 1:27 p.m.
Not exactly a master criminal, I guess, but you have to admit the guy is full of beans.
arborani
Thu, Aug 16, 2012 : 2:06 p.m.
OUCH.
shepard145
Thu, Aug 16, 2012 : 2:22 a.m.
The Prickley Pear is amazing!
Jami Lippens
Thu, Aug 16, 2012 : 12:06 a.m.
What is the punishment he is facing for these charges?
Doug
Thu, Aug 16, 2012 : 2:29 p.m.
Slap him on the wrist and tell him not to do it anymore!