Police Impostor Maybe in Western Kansas
Associated Press - Wed 07:40 AM 02/06/2013
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement officials say they believe 45-year-old Robert Wayne Helms of Pittsburg might be connected to at least 25 cases.
Authorities are asking again for help finding an ex-convict who's been traveling around Kansas posing as a law enforcement officer and cashing phony personal and payroll checks.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation released a list Tuesday of 24 cities throughout the state where 45-year-old Robert Wayne Helms, of Pittsburg, has pulled the scam.
The ruse was first reported Jan. 6 in southeastern Kansas, where Helms flashed a fake badge and showed a gun. He claims to be a deputy from Adams County - which does not exist in Kansas.
Helms has recently been in western Kansas, passing bad checks written in the name of Steve Bundy - a KBI special agent working on the case.
Helms has past convictions for forgery, theft and kidnapping.
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Associated Press information from: The Hutchinson News
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