Police say a Waterloo man forged probation officers’ initials on documents that were later submitted to the court.
Matthew T. Bell, 35, of Waterloo, was arrested March 10 after an investigation by the Waterloo Police Department.
Police said the case began with a complaint alleging Bell forged the initials of two probation officers and then turned those documents over to the courts.
Officers charged Bell with forgery in the second degree, a class D felony, and offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree, a misdemeanor.
Police arrested Bell around 8:03 a.m.
Authorities transported Bell to the Seneca County Correctional Facility, where he is being held awaiting arraignment at CAP Court.
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