Woman charged with passing stolen checks

Staff report • Apr 4, 2012 at 12:20 PM

A Johnson City woman was charged with stealing checks and passing them at a local credit union.

Johnson City police on Tuesday charged Shaunice Renee Vaughn, 24, 1310 East Fairview Ave., with two counts of theft of property under $500 and two counts of forgery.

Police said the checks were stolen from a home in Sullivan County. Investigation revealed Vaughn passed the checks at Eastman Credit Union in Johnson City, according to police.

Vaughn was being held on $3,000 bond in the Washington County Detention Center.

Her hearing was scheduled for Tuesday.