Galesburg Police late afternoon on Monday, January 3rd responded to First Midwest Bank on East Main Street for a report of fraud. Dispatch informed officers a female subject came into the bank attempting to cash a stolen check. When 30-year old Stephanie Gebo of Galesburg attempted to cash a $450 check, bank tellers checked their system and discovered the account was closed and the check was reported stolen. Gebo couldn’t clearly tell officers what the check was for or how she came into possession of it. Bank employees and officers were already aware of the closed account – a 32-year old Galesburg man was arrested after he tried to cash a stolen check from the same account back on December 22nd. The account owner is deceased and checks were stolen from the departed’s home. Gebo was placed under arrest, charged with Forgery, and transported to the Knox County Jail.
