HAVERHILL — A woman told police she received a check for nearly $5,000 from a New York construction company and took it to the Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union to cash it.
It was then she learned the $4,945 check from the company was counterfeit, and was charged a $15 surcharge by the credit union, police said.
The victim told police she had not been expecting a check.
She was advised to return to the credit union and tell them a report was on file with police.
The incident was reported at 8:39 a.m. Wednesday.
The following were taken from the Haverhill police log for Wednesday:
Theft: 20 Altamont St., 9:44 a.m.
Noise complaint: 17 Myles Standish Drive, 10:08 a.m.
Noise complaint: 252 Concord St., 10:22 a.m.
Vandalism: 129 Freeman St., 11:52 a.m.
Car crash: 15th Avenue and Main Street, under investigation, 12:23 p.m.
Car crash: 50 Washington St., under investigation, 3:36 p.m.
Noise complaint: 11 Fernwood Ave., 4:21 p.m.
Arrest: Dominique Maldonado, 17, 31 Woodcock Ave., assault and battery on a household member, 31 Woodcock Ave., 5 p.m.
Noise complaint: Eudora Street, 6:54 p.m.
Arrest: Shane Walker, 30, 78 Eudora St., assault and battery on a household member, three counts, 78 Eudora St., 7:30 p.m.
Noise complaint: 19 Dudley St., 9:08 p.m.
Noise complaint: 52 Howard St., 9:16 p.m.
