WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — A couple whose car and checkbook were stolen got a surprise when they went to the bank to close their account: Their car was in the drive-through lane, where two people were trying to cash one of the stolen checks.
The couple called 911, and a Cherokee County deputy chased the car into neighboring Cobb County, just north of Atlanta, Cherokee Sheriff Roger Garrison said. Cobb police joined the pursuit and caught the suspects.
Roderick C. Chatman, 36, and Juli Marie Levinge, 30, both of Atlanta, were charged Friday with forgery, the Cherokee Sheriff's Department said.
If they hadn't been caught, Garrison said detectives would not have had much trouble tracking them down. The forged check was made out in Chatman's name, and he left his driver's license with the bank teller.
"That ranks right up there with some of the dumber things. Obviously, he was doomed from the start," Garrison said.