PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A 59-year-old Port Angeles man has been arrested on charges stemming from an alleged multi-state vehicle fraud scheme that targeted car dealerships in Washington and California.

The man was taken into custody Oct. 6 by detectives with the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET) and Port Angeles Police Department as he tried to leave his home.

The investigation began April 11 when Clallam County Sheriff's deputies responded to a fraud report at Koenig Subaru in Port Angeles. According to authorities, the man purchased a vehicle from the dealership using a fraudulent check for $22,000. He allegedly wrote two additional checks that were subsequently rejected for insufficient funds.

Records show the man has previous convictions for fraud, theft of property

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