Grand Island man arrested after alleged forgery involving Ohio school district

A Grand Island man was arrested Thursday after allegedly attempting to cash a counterfeit check from a school district four states away. Abdihakim Farah was arrested at Payday Express, which is inside Express Pawn at 645 S. Locust St., Suite Two, while he was attempting to cash a counterfeit check from Buckeye Valley Local Schools in Delaware, Ohio.

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