WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Watertown police arrested three people this week following a report of fraudulent checks being cashed at a local casino.
Police were called to a casino in the 1300 block of 5th Avenue Southeast Wednesday on a report of the checks being cashed.
About four hours later, a traffic stop by the South Dakota Highway Patrol in the 3300 block of 9th Avenue Southeast netted the suspects.
Authorities arrested 54-year-old Roy French and 33-year-old Shawn Albrecht of Watertown, and 36-year-old Aida Mahmutovic of Sioux Falls.
A search of the vehicle they were in uncovered additional fraudulent checks, check blanks, a printer and a computer used to produce the fraudulent checks.
All three suspects were booked into the Codington County Jail on bond ranging from $10,000 to $15,000.
(Mike Tanner, KWAT, contributed this report.)
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