Police Investigating Forged Check Case
Jeff Garretson - Thu 12:29 PM 01/31/2013
A New Cambria man is bilked out of nearly $2,000 in the sale of a rifle - by a forged check.
According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, 33-year old Daniel Price contacted police after learning from his bank that a check he accepted for the sale of his Bushmaster AR 15 rifle, was stolen and forged.
Police say the check was taken from a house in Claflin, Kansas.
Price told police he listed the rifle for sale on the Nex-Tech classified site, then sold the gun on Christmas Day in the Kwik Shop parking lot on W. Schilling.
The rifle is valued at $1,900.
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ksfarmdude
Thursday 31 January 2013 12:38 Report this comment
wow he was pretty gulible to take a check, he probably didn't do his homework identifiing the culprit first either
Iamgonnagetyou
Thursday 31 January 2013 16:20 Report this comment
You bet he was he should of told the guy to bring cash.
Aurora.
Thursday 31 January 2013 22:10 Report this comment
How stupid is this guy??? He deserves what he got. What does he think this is 1950 when you could trust people.
getumgranny
Friday 1 February 2013 09:41 Report this comment
I'm bothered by the fact this sold this gun to a guy in Kwik shop parking lot, and there was no need to do a background check or see an ID!! Makes you wonder if the buyer is stealing/forging checks, buying a gun in Kwik shop parking lot, at about double the actual value what the gun was really worth---I'm betting he's not legal to own/possess a weapon, sounds a little scary to me. I have NO SYMPATHY for the seller on this, if he's that dumb, he got what he deserved!!! Not to mention, putting a gun in a guys possession that he had no idea who he was, if he was allowed to even have a gun, or if he may be a danger to the public. I hope this guy prays the guy that bought this gun doesn't go and kill someone or several people with it.
getumgranny
Friday 1 February 2013 09:41 Report this comment
**he sold**
Aurora.
Saturday 2 February 2013 03:12 Report this comment
Goes to prove what everyone is saying the bad guys can get a gun anytime anywhere and no laws are going to stop them from doing so. Money talks.