Vanda Bidwell
Champaign police Detective Pat Kelly and State's Attorney Julia Rietz offer tips to Chamber of Commerce members on how to avoid accepting bad checks.
CHAMPAIGN – Merchants can lose their holiday cheer quite quickly if they aren't careful.
Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz and Champaign police Detective Pat Kelly warned members of the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce on Monday that they need to take steps to protect themselves from bad-check writers.
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