Rumford Police say a repeat offender with 20 prior criminal convictions faces new charges after being accused of depositing a $6,000 fraudulent check.
Officers say 40-year-old Rex Allen Call, Jr. was arrested Thursday after knowingly depositing a cancelled check and drawing funds against it.
Police say the check had been issued by a Mexico resident for work that was never performed, which follows a pattern for Call, who has numerous convictions for misdemeanor and felony-level Negotiating a Worthless Instrument.
They say Call’s previous crimes include Forgery, Misuse of Identification, and Burglary of a Motor Vehicle, which have resulted in both county jail and Maine State Prison sentences.
Rumford Police say Call has also been convicted numerous times for bail violations, probation violations, and failure to appear, and has been court-ordered to pay restitution to prior victims totaling nearly $16,000.00 in those cases.
Call was released on bail following his arrest on Thursday and is scheduled to appear for arraignment on February 12 at the Unified Criminal Docket in South Paris.