A man and woman face felony check forgery and mail theft charges stemming from two separate Red Wing incidents connected by the same white car.
Jessica Marie Schwalen, 27, of Chanhassen is charged with identity theft, mail theft and possession or sale of stolen or counterfeit checks. Deonte Maurice Lundeen, 29, of Brooklyn Park is charged with making or altering a check, offering or possessing a forged checked with intent to defraud and misdemeanor receiving stolen property.
According to criminal complaints:
A Red Wing police officer was dispatched Sept. 30 to Wild Turkey Lane on a report of a mailbox theft. The officer responded within 10 seconds of the call to the road's only outlet, where he encountered a white vehicle coming down the hill at a high rate of speed. The officer stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver and registered owner, identified by police as Schwalen.