Woman Forged, Cashed at Least Five Checks at Creve Coeur Bank, Police Say

A woman faces criminal charges after forging another person’s names to checks.

Crystal Callahan, 33, of the 2000 block of St. Andrews Drive in St. Charles County, was charged Jan. 31 with forgery.

Maryland Heights Police said Callahan signed the name of a Maryland Heights resident to five or six checks and cashed them at the U.S. Bank branch at 11655 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur between May 6 and May 11, 2011.

Callahan was being held in St. Louis County jail Thursday after a warrant was served Wednesday. Bail was set at $25,000.

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