Police: Woman cashed phony money orders

Law enforcement authorities are searching for a woman suspected of cashing at least $2,500 in phony money orders at a Cape Girardeau business. Over the course of about a week and a half, the woman cashed five postal money orders at U Kwick Stop, 1702 Broadway, according to police spokesman Jason Selzer. While Selzer could not provide specific amounts of the money orders, he said each one was for a felony level, which is at least $500. When the woman attempted to cash a money order at Money Time Check Cashers and Pawn, 1901 Independence St., the employees of the business discovered it was fraudulent, Selzer said. Police were able to obtain a license plate of the vehicle the woman fled in, but she had not been arrested as of Thursday evening, Selzer said.