As the expression goes, no good deed goes unpunished.
A Sierra Highway resident reported to the Detectives Bureau of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station that she was missing $4,500 from her checking account.
Detectives initiated a forgery investigation after learning the victim did not know the identity of the alleged recipient on the Aug. 29 check.
The victim said she requested a copy of the check from CitiBank but was told they could not provide it, according to her statement to the station.
The victim also told officers she let a pair of transients stay with her in her Canyon Country home a few weeks before the check was stolen and cashed.
Detectives are now working to track the funds, according to court records.
