CRESTVIEW - A 23-year-old man is accused of helping himself to another man's checkbook, writing a check to himself, and faking the account-holder's signature, lawmen say.
Crestview Police were told by the account holder he'd been notified by the Eglin Federal Credit Union his checking account was overdrawn. It appeared several checks had been written and cashed without his knowledge or approval.
One of the checks, for $100, was made out to Derrick Tolar, no address given. The check appeared to have been signed by the account holder, but the signature wasn't in his handwriting. In fact, it was Tolar's handwriting, lawmen say. The signature was also written in the same handwriting as Tolar's endorsement on the back of the check.
Tolar was charged with petit theft and uttering forged bills, checks, drafts or notes.
His court date is March 26.