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The following items were taken from community reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.

DECEPTIVE PRACTICES

An individual reported April 20 that a previously mailed check was altered after receiving a fraud alert, police said. The check was written for $8,520.00.

An individual reported April 25 that personal information was used to open a DirecTV account, police said. There was no reported financial loss.

Daniel I. Dorfman is a freelance reporter with Pioneer Press.