
A 25-year-old North Platte woman is facing a felony theft charge after she allegedly deceived a local bank.
On June 25, the North Platte Police Department opened a theft investigation after a complaint was filed on behalf of First National Bank-North Platte.
A bank employee told police that Cassandra Valentine opened an account on June 16 and, over the next three days, deposited checks totaling $2,880.
The employee alleged that Valentine then accessed those funds and withdrew them from the account.
The bank soon discovered that the checks appeared to be fraudulent.
After further investigation, police determined that there was probable cause to charge Valentine with felony theft by deception.
On August 16, Valentine was arrested for shoplifting from Wal-Mart in North Platte. She was jailed on the shoplifting charge, as well as the theft charge from the June incident.
Valentine is being held at the Lincoln County Detention Center on a bond of ten percent of $10,000.