Man hired as mover accused of stealing victim's checkbook
BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man accused of stealing a woman's checkbook.
According to the arrest report, the victim hired a moving company to transport her personal belongs from her residence to a storage facility on Sherwood Forest. At some point, the victim discovered a box of checks had been stolen.
During the investigation, authorities learned that on June 14, 2016 Thaddeus Lewis filled out a check to himself for $200. In the comment section, Lewis wrote "movin tip."
The victim said the check wasn't signed, but Lewis was still able to cash it.
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Lewis was arrested and charged with theft less than $750, access device fraud less than $500, unauthorized use of an access card less than $750, and theft of assets of an aged/disable person.