Man charged with forgery in Frankfort

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Updated: March 18, 2012 8:11AM

FRANKFORT — Police said a Chicago man cashed forged checks in several towns before being arrested Tuesday.

Cmdr. Kevin Keegan said the manager of MB Financial Bank, 20825 LaGrange Road, contacted police Jan. 30 after Gentle Taylor, 54, tried to cash two checks.

“He’d already cashed a check on Dec. 23 for $938.45, but these checks were denied,” Keegan said. “The manager found out he had also cashed checks in Tinley Park, Crete and Dyer, Ind.”

All of the checks appeared to have been issued by Providence Life Services, which had no records of issuing checks to Taylor.

Keegan said Taylor used his photo ID and fingerprint, which detectives viewed with surveillance video before he was picked up at his residence at 3828 Taylor St.

Taylor was booked into the county jail on three counts of forgery.

Rockdale apartment burns

ROCKDALE — Fire damaged a two-story apartment building on Tuesday afternoon in the 700 block of Wheeler Avenue.

The fire occurred between 4 and 4:30 p.m. The Rockdale Fire Protection District extinguished the blaze and contained fire damage to the second floor, the district said Wednesday. However, the lower level of the building had smoke and water damage.

The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago provided temporary lodging, as well as food and clothing, to families displaced by the fire.

Rockdale firefighters received assistance from numerous neighboring communities, including East Joliet, Minooka, Channahon, Troy and Braidwood.

In other police news:

Kimberly D. King: 39, of 848 N. Avers Ave. in Chicago, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on a charge of obstructing justice.

Jeremy D. Godina: 23, of 406 Bridge St. in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.