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Police searching for woman they say cashed $32,000 in stolen checks over 2 days in metro Atlanta

BUFORD, Ga. — The Athens-Clark County police department is asking for the public’s help to identify a woman accused of passing over $32,000 in stolen or forged checks over a two-day period.

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Police released images of a woman who they say spent thousands in Buford, Dacula, Norcross, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Douglasville, Conyers and Covington on Feb. 2 and 3.

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Police said the checks were stolen from a vehicle at Southeast Clarke Park on Jan. 31. The stolen checks were cashed with the stolen driver’s license of an Athens resident whose purse was stolen from her car the same day.

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Anyone with information on the woman’s identity is asked to contact Detective Franco at 762-400-7100 or at Nathaniel.Franco@accgov.com.