Tracye Ann Thomas aka Tracye Ann Whitlow age 34 of 1011 CR 261 Blue Springs was arrested 06/22/2011 by Prentiss County Investigators after a month long investigation concerning the theft of personal checks belonging to a Senior Citizen from Baldwyn and the forgery and cashing of those checks. Thomas's boyfriend is presently in jail in Lee County on unrelated charges. Once he is released from Lee County, he will be transferred to Prentiss County to face charges. Thomas entered the victims house on the pretext of running out of gas. She stole the checks and returned later asking to use the bathroom and then reportedly stole the whole checkbook. Several of the checks were cashed in Baldwyn and one in Mooreville. She is charged with multiple counts of Forgery, Uttering a Forgery and Conspiracy to Commit Forgery. Her bond is set at $25,000 and she remains in custody.
"I want to caution everyone about allowing people into your homes, like this instance. Even when you are trying to be helpful to someone, there is always someone ready to take advantage of people's willingness to help others. I'm not advocating not helping others but be extremely aware of what is going on around you and never leave someone unattended in your home or allow them to move freely about in your house."
Sheriff Randy M Tolar
