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October 27, 2026

Summerville Police Investigating Alleged Forged Checks Totaling Nearly $5,000

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The Summerville Police Department is investigating a reported forgery involving two canceled business checks totaling nearly $5,000 that were allegedly altered and deposited without authorization.

According to a report filed with the Summerville Police Department, Officer Vitality Labs responded to 170 Vitality Lane in Summerville, where Melissa Hamilton, an officer and representative of the company, reported discovering two checks bearing the business’s name that had been manufactured.

Hamilton provided police with copies of two canceled checks, numbered 5927 and 5928, totaling $2,459.75.

The checks appeared to contain Hamilton’s signature, but she told police the signature had not been authorized and had been falsely applied to the checks.

Hamilton also presented the original blank checks that had been recovered from the company’s checkbook, indicating the fraudulent checks had been created using the company’s banking information.

Hamilton advised police that the company’s bank had reimbursed the fraudulent withdrawals but required a police report documenting the incident.

The case remains under investigation by the Summerville Police Department.

September 16, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Summerville Police Investigate Attempted Check Fraud

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Summerville Police are investigating a possible case of check fraud after a check originally written for just $65 was allegedly intercepted, altered and rewritten for $13,900.

June 18, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Summerville Man Accused Of Passing Counterfeit $20 Bill At Tag Office

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Summerville Police are investigating after a counterfeit $20 bill was reportedly passed at the Chattooga County Tag Office.

According to a Summerville Police Department incident report, officers met with tag office staff on June 16 after employees said they received a counterfeit $20 bill.

Police said the person who passed the bill had already left the service window when officers arrived. The individual was later contacted and denied knowing the bill was fake.

The report states the incident has been classified as receipt or possession of counterfeit money.

The case remains under investigation.

February 18, 2026

by WZQZ NEWS

Armuchee Man Arrested on Felony Financial Transaction Card Fraud Warrant

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An Armuchee man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with financial transaction card fraud.

According to the warrant, 45-year-old James Richard Guice is accused of authorizing another person to withdraw money from an ATM and then later reporting to the financial institution that the person did not have permission to make the withdrawal.

Investigators say the credit union credited $600 to Guice’s account based on that report, which the warrant alleges was false.

The case remains under investigation.

December 5, 2025

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Summerville Police Assist Truist Bank in Investigation of Impersonation, $68K Withdrawn

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Summerville Police are assisting Truist Bank in an investigation after bank officials reported that someone impersonated a local resident and withdrew a large amount of money.

According to an incident report, police received the call on November 26 regarding a theft allegation involving Truist Bank in Summerville. A representative from Truist’s criminal investigations department reported that an individual posed as one of the bank’s clients and withdrew $68,244.40 using a combination of checks and home equity line of credit (HELOC) withdrawals.

The report indicates that police coordinated with an on-call investigator and arranged for available information—including surveillance video—to be forwarded as the investigation continues.