KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Police in Kennett Square have issued an arrest warrant for a Coatesville man accused of cashing a stolen check worth more than $4,200 earlier this year.
Authorities say that on January 31, 2025, officers were dispatched to the 800 block of South Mill Road after receiving a report of stolen checks from a mailbox. The victim was later contacted by her bank’s fraud department, which alerted her that a check totaling $4,284.69 had been fraudulently cashed.
Investigators allege that 21-year-old Malik Brown of Coatesville deposited the stolen check and later withdrew the full amount. According to police, search warrants and video surveillance placed Brown at two separate banks — one where the deposit was made and another where the withdrawal occurred.
On August 21, 2025, an arrest warrant was issued for Brown by District Court 15-3-04. He faces charges of receiving stolen property, forgery, and possessing instruments of crime.
Brown is described as 5’8” tall, weighing 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Malik Brown is urged to contact the Kennett Square Police Department at 610-444-0501 or dial 911.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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