Man wanted in Catoosa County for forging check to $4,500

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) — The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who forged a check after soliciting donations at a local Food City.

The sheriff’s office said the incident happened on June 5 at the Food City in Fort Oglethorpe.

They said a man was asking for donations for his college fund from an organization called “HBCU,” which is “Historically black colleges and universities.”

A woman said she wrote the man a check for $10 from her checking account.

Police said the check was then cashed using a mobile app. The suspect forged the check to $4,500 and wrote it out to another name.

Now, the sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information that could help identify this man to call them.

You can contact Detective Josh Moore at 706-935-2424.