A story in Tuesday's newspaper from Magistrates' Court incorrectly identified a man who stole and forged his girlfriend's cheques as Wayne Young. The defendant's name was in fact Dwayne Young.

A social inquiry report was yesterday ordered for a man who admitted he stole and forged 17 of his girlfriend's cheques.

Wayne Young, a resident of the Salvation Army shelter, pleaded guilty to 15 forgery charges and admitted stealing the cheques and $190 in cash from his ex-girlfriend.

Police Sgt. Wilbert McLean, prosecuting, said on April 23, Young obtained the key to a locked drawer in which his girlfriend kept her Bank of Bermuda cheque book.

Young forged a cheque to the value of $195, which he falsely uttered and used to obtain goods and cash from Marion's Fashions on April 25.

On the same day, Young said he also forged a cheque, valued at $110, to C-Mart in Pembroke. He admitted uttering, the cheque and obtaining cash and goods through it.

Later that day, he made out three cheques to McDonald Augustus, which he cashed in at the bank.

The cheques were valued at $140, $140 and $125.

He admitted obtaining $62 in goods and cash from Portofino restaurant on Bermudiana Road through falsely signing and uttering a cheque. And he admitted obtaining $45 in goods and cash from Empire Grocery on April 29 and $110 from Darrell & Seaman on May 2 in the same manner.

He also admitted forging a cheque, valued at $154.50, to Estrela Imports, uttering the cheque and obtaining goods and cash on May 2.

Sgt. McLean said Young's ex-girlfriend gave him $190 to pay a bill for her at British American Insurance Co. Ltd. on March 5.

Instead, the 27-year-old kept the money and forged a signature in her insurance book, indicating that the sum was paid.

The theft was not discovered until the next month when the company contacted the woman and said that monies were due.

The woman went to the company with Young and confronted them with her book as evidence. The desk staff person responsible for signing books, realised the signature was forged and the pay book was retained by the company and handed over to Police as evidence.

Sgt. McLean said Young, who has a history of similar offences, was arrested May 14 and admitted the offences.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis ordered that Young be remanded in custody until June 1 for his report.