Bank calls cops for Black man cashing the check from his boat sale. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler condemns wrongful bank robbery suspicion. TheGrio Staff Mon, March 14, 2022, 6:14 AM·3 min read Almond Brewer was surrounded by Arizona police after a credit union manager doubted the authenticity of an account holder’s check. Authorities were called on a Black Arizona man attempting to cash a check he received after selling a boat. The man, Almond Brewer, went to Pinal County Federal Credit Union in Apache Junction to cash the $3,200 check only to be surrounded by police after a manager doubted its authenticity. According to a local report from 12 News, the incident occurred in October 2021 when the credit union manager called 911 — while Brewer waited — and told them the personal check was fake. The report notes that Brewer told the teller he had received the check after selling his boat to a woman on Facebook Marketplace, “and she looked kind of…
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