CONWAY, AR – A Conway man is behind bars after police say he deposited fraudulent checks at Benton bank.
On January 13, officers with the Benton Police Department took a report of a fraud that occurred at the Bank of the Ozarks at 7250 Alcoa Road.
Detectives named Howard Canten, 40, of Conway as a suspect in the case.
According to a report, detectives discovered that Canten had attempted to deposit two fraudulent checks worth $10,000.
Detectives arrested Canten on Feb. 3 and charged him with 2 counts of Forgery and 1 count of Theft of Property.
This is an on-going investigation and additional charges could be forthcoming.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at (501) 778-1171 or (501) 315-TIPS.
Individuals also may send us an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to www.crimereports.com to leave a tip. A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
Any suspects listed are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
On January 13, officers with the Benton Police Department took a report of a fraud that occurred at the Bank of the Ozarks at 7250 Alcoa Road.
Detectives named Howard Canten, 40, of Conway as a suspect in the case.
According to a report, detectives discovered that Canten had attempted to deposit two fraudulent checks worth $10,000.
Detectives arrested Canten on Feb. 3 and charged him with 2 counts of Forgery and 1 count of Theft of Property.
This is an on-going investigation and additional charges could be forthcoming.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at (501) 778-1171 or (501) 315-TIPS.
Individuals also may send us an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to www.crimereports.com to leave a tip. A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
Any suspects listed are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.