Three Salina residents were arrested Monday on charges of forgery and theft for trying to cash a check stolen from a mailbox. 35-year-old Nathan Speed, 31-year-old Roberta Blanks, and 26-year-old Christina Helm were arrested after Speed tried to cash a washed check stolen from a mailbox earlier Monday at the Rose Hill Bank, 317 S. Santa Fe. The bank declined to cash the check. Earlier Monday Speed did cash a washed stolen check taken from another mailbox in the amount of $800 dollars at 1st Bank Kansas on West Crawford.

Police were at the Rose Hill Bank when Speed was leaving after recognizing a car in the bank parking lot matched the description of a car involved in several cases in both Salina and Saline County where checks had been stolen from mailboxes between May 30th, and June 13th. Helm and Blanks were taken into custody at the bank. Speed ran from the bank but was apprehended a short time later in the area of Prescott and Highland/

Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney said the investigation continues and additional charges against the trio a possible. In addition to the forgery and theft charges, Speed had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear.