A woman in the Gwinnett County jail on drug, forgery and other charges is also wanted by police in two other metro Atlanta cities in connection with fraud-related cases, authorities said Thursday.
Amy Michele Ervin, 38, of Peachtree City, was arrested by Gwinnett police Saturday when she allegedly tried to cash a fraudulent check at a bank on Holcomb Bridge Road, according to the incident report.
During the arrest, police found heroin and what are believed to be Xanax pills in Ervin’s purse, police said.
Sandy Springs police said Thursday they have charged Ervin with forgery in connection with a $4,800 withdrawal from the bank account of PAWS Atlanta, a pet rescue group, on March 24.
And Forest Park police say they will pursue charges against Ervin in connection with a fraudulent bank withdrawal of more than $4,000 from Heritage Bank on Main Street on May 30, Lt. Sara Koth said.
Sandy Springs and Forest Park police had surveillance photos in connection with the incidents.
In the Forest Park case, the woman used her own photo but someone else’s information to make the withdrawal, Koth said. The money was taken from a personal account.
In Sandy Springs, the woman used information from a Georgia driver’s license and a date of birth to fraudulently fill out a withdrawal ticket, police spokesman Sam Worsham said.
In the Gwinnett arrest, officers responded when a Fidelity National bank manager reported someone was trying to cash a fraudulent check for $4,980, according to the incident report.
Ervin initially ran from officers but was caught and handcuffed, police said. She was wearing a wig and initially gave police a false name.
A search of Ervin’s purse found four credit cards, all with different names, three Social Security cards, all with different names, as well as the drugs.
She also had a blank Fidelity check with another name printed and signed on it, police said.
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