In August 11th, 2025, officers were called to Commerce Bank after staff flagged a suspicious cashier check and a subject attempting to cash it raised multiple red flags during verification. 419 for equipment. >> So, what are you doing here today with this? What are you trying to do? >> My landlord gave me the check back cuz he I guess he changed his mind about letting me move in. So, I was trying to cash my check. Yeah. Where's your landlord? >> My phone in the car. That's why I was stepping out to get my phone. >> Where you live at? >> I stay down on 601 West Bro here at >> the >> You don't remember talking to me? >> So, you're saying he gave you this check back >> back? >> Excuse me. I'll grab something, >> sir. I'm just trying to get my rent paid and my >> forging checks is a pretty serious offense, buddy. >> Man, I know, man. I wouldn't do nothing like that, bro. Like, >> so tell us who you got. >> Mel Alexander, >> give us give us his phone number. >> Can I get out of my car? >> Where's your car at? >> My phone is right there. My ride right outside. So, >> I don't know how to tell if it's fake or not. >> Well, it's you present. >> This is our paper sack. >> Okay. Yeah, that's not ours. >> And a different commerce bank wouldn't have a real one. >> No. And >> this is our routing number. >> So you saying he gave me the wrong check back? >> A fake one. Not wrong. Fake. >> Bro, that's playing with my life, bro. Like I So >> that would they would not make him the remitter. >> Yeah, it does make sense to me. >> Yeah. Um, so >> can you come to the back with me for a moment? >> So my money gone. >> So >> I'm trying to get like what's what's they saying going on? So my money's like >> Well, tell me what's going on with the check because I mean clearly you've dealt with it. You've seen the original check what it looks like. So what's this check? >> I thought that was the original check. That's what I >> right now. No. >> Why? Who are you? >> That's my ride. That's what I'm saying. >> Can you do me a favor? Grab his phone. >> Can you grab my phone, please? >> What is the check? >> Where'd you get it from? >> I got it from here and then I turned it to him in to my landlord. It was for first month and last month, right? >> You have any proof that you gave him the check and that he gave you this one back? I mean, >> you see you see where we're coming from, right? I mean, you have a completely different looking check >> that you have different, sir. I see what's going on. >> And then now you have >> and that's playing with my life. >> And then with And then wait and then around the same time frame, you both go and open up a bank account here. >> Any of that. I never knew he was doing any of that. >> He goes and cashes his cashier check. You get a cashier check. And then now that cashier check is missing. And then now you come back with a falsified cashier check. >> Tell me who my second is. >> So why would I do that? >> You You get what I'm saying? >> I get what you're saying, but do you Why would I come in here with with and do that? >> Grab his number. >> I can't tell you right now. If you want, you can go sit down in the church. >> Just wait. Just wait. >> I wish they play me like that. Oh my god. >> Say he's your landlord. So >> you should have >> He would have been, but I guess he changed his mind. >> So he gave me the check back. >> Okay. So how did you find the place? >> Find what place? >> The place to rent out that you wanted >> uh through a friend. >> It was on Poria Street. >> Okay. So what's the address? >> Uh He's saying he's saying >> what's what's the address for the place? >> 1210, I think. Pod Street. >> Okay. So, what was this original RB Garrett Street that you just gave us? >> That's uh where I was moving out of. >> Well, we asked you the place that you were trying to move into and then you gave us that >> no >> RB Garrett address. >> That's where I stay now. >> So, which address is it? Because you're giving us two different answers now. >> I stay in this uh Harvey Garrett. >> Mhm. >> That's where I'm at now. And where I was moving to was on the por street. So I don't the bro. This is wild. So ain't nothing I could do. >> So you're saying the address is >> 1210 street I believe. So I'm not sure on paperwork at the house. >> Okay. Well, if this is a house you're supposed to be moving into, I mean, you got to have something of paperwork. You gota, you know, maybe you should know the address because you're trying to move into it. >> It's on Tempori Street. >> Well, it can't be 12 Tempori Street. That's right off Pennsylvania. And Pennsylvania is right in front of the hospital. And there's nothing but work buildings around there. There's no apartments. There's no >> It's right across >> house. Can I talk to the manager, please? >> What manager? What for? >> You just went and talked to her. She called us. >> Cuz I just wanted to see What's going on? Like what she's saying that >> you brought in a fraudulent check. >> Okay. >> Why did I do that? >> Well, it can't be 1210 North Por because that doesn't even exist. So, what's the address of this place? Cuz you don't have the landlord's number. You don't have any of his information. You don't have the house that you're apparently trying to use this money for or apartment. >> So, basically, you saying like I just got played. What I'm saying is is you made a fraudulent check and you brought it in trying to get money. You should have his information. If you're not if you're not the one that brought in this fraudulent check or >> gave me the wrong information. >> Okay. What do you mean gave you the wrong information? >> You gave me the wrong address, wrong phone number. Like I see what's going on now. I I definitely see what's going on. >> There's nothing about the wrong address, wrong phone number. It's about you brought in a fraudulent check. >> I know. I see what's going on. And that's what I'm saying. Where'd you get the check from? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, if he's the one that gave you a fraudulent check, what's his phone number? Where's his address? What's the address of the place you're trying you were trying to get into? >> That's the That's the address I have got. >> [ __ ] >> Have you went out and seen this place? >> No, sir. I see what's going on. She just said he made an account here. Like, I just got played. That's basically what just happened like >> Well, I need you to find his information. >> I need to know >> right now. No, right now you're a suspect to this. So, I need you >> to give me this guy's information if you didn't do anything. >> You have text messages with this person? Something with social media? >> And I only met him one time. >> Okay. Well, you said you knew you got the information on this place that's for rent through a friend. So, who's this friend? >> They say just told me about a slum landlord. Slum landlord. >> Okay. So, who's the friend that told you about it? >> I can give you that information second. >> Who you calling? >> I'm over outside. Well, don't worry about calling them. >> I'm trying to get the paperwork. >> No, don't worry about that. We can get to that point. >> They just play me. I know. They just play me. >> I'm trying to uh He trying to get the dude number information of the landlord. >> If I could get all that then. >> Well, you probably get a call after this, right? I never dealt with one. I'm That's I got a lot of info. I just don't know what to do with it. >> Like Okay, here. Lay it on me. What do you got? >> Clearly forg signature. Clearly fake check. >> Sit tight. >> Clearly fake. >> Yeah. >> I talked to an invest corporate investigation supervisor. >> Mhm. >> They deal with this all the time. >> Yeah. >> They make a fake check, try to get cash. >> Yeah. >> So, >> I just don't know what to do with him. Well, I mean as a right now we have a frauds uh unit I want to say. Um so give me uh I'm going to call Sergeant real quick. >> See cuz this is the first sit down. >> You listen you haven't been able to give me a person phone number the correct address proof of anything with any of this. It's like you haven't been able to give me anything of what you're saying and you're beating around the bush scrolling around your phone, not even looking at anything that's >> related to it. >> You just started giving me a number. This whole time you scrolled at least three pages on your phone call log trying to give me a phone number and you haven't been able to this whole time. >> Let's let's put it here. >> Yeah. Yeah. I'll call Sarge after. Just hang on to that here for right now. Stand up. Okay. You got anything else inside your pockets? >> No. >> Okay. Here. Let me see your phone. >> Take your phone. >> What? >> Just go and turn around. >> Turn around. >> We're just We're detaining you for right now. We're going to do this out of the public. Okay. We're going to handle this privately. So, we're not in everyone's business for now. >> All right. Right now, I'm just detained. We're going to figure everything else out. I just want to get us out of here. Okay. >> There. Just take a seat. >> Just Just wait a second. All right. Watch your knee. >> I got a uh fraudulent check up here at Commerce Bank. We got the guy here. Uh he's just throwing out a fake story about an apartment and this other guy that had also opened up a bank account here. They both >> took out uh they both took out checks right after they opened the accounts and now he brought back this fake one. Sergeant just said to give you a call, see if you guys wanted to come down and talk to him and handle them or if you you just wanted me to just go ahead and go through with it. >> No, I just walk through with it. Um collect the check get the video footage of him being there if you can without a search warrant. >> Okay. >> Um and is it down at on Main Street? >> On Main Street. Yeah. >> Yeah. And you know, just obviously he's already giving you guys a story. Just did you already? >> No, we just he just started spilling everything about, you know, why he's got the check and everything and we didn't even really ask him any questions. >> Yeah, I would just do that and keep moving forward. >> All right, sounds good. >> Go ahead and randomize and talk to him, collect the check, and just cinch it up however you see fit. >> All right, sounds good. Thank you. >> Y right now. Listen. Hey, this is this is what I'm going to do, okay? I'm going to send you out for what I can for what I have on it. Just listen, okay? I'm going to contact Tazwell County and let me let me explain the reason on why this might actually it's not nothing this is going to help, but it might quote unquote help. Okay, just bear with me. I'm going to send you for what I have for just this. Okay. After that, Tazwell County, if they if they confirm this warrant, you'll go out to Tazwell for whatever that warrant is. That'll give myself and our detectives enough time to follow up with hopefully and figure out if it was him involved or you and him or get more information on top of it. That way, if you are clear-cut free, the charges and everything can be dropped. Right now, there's nothing on my side that I can do. Okay? I've already talked to the detectives. They want you to go out. Okay? We have enough probable cause off of it to give to make an arrest. Okay? Instead of giving you a notice to appear, they want you to go out to county today. Okay? I I can't that's Listen, the second I call detectives because this is their portion of it because I have enough on my side. I've done the detective work before they can get here. They have enough on our side that they said they want the arrest to be made. >> The suspect faces forgery and deceptive practices charges, risking felony convictions, fines, and possible prison time. Don't forget to subscribe and hit like for more content.