A man and a woman were arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, April 29, in connection with check fraud on the account of a local business.

The woman successfully cashed one check for $2,000, but was unable to cash a second one in the amount of $4,000. She told deputies she cashed the checks for the male suspect because he was to pay her a portion of the amount, and she needed the money.

The checks were reported stolen April 8.

*On Monday, April 21, a Fountain Hills woman reported her juvenile son, age 16, was missing or had run away from their home in the 14000 block of Yerba Buena. He later returned.

*On Tuesday, April 22, a man reported that someone had entered the back yard of a residence in the 17000 block of Oro Grande and removed landscaping tools valued at $400.

*On Saturday, April 12, a Fountain Hills woman reported someone stole jewelry from her residence in the 14000 block of Love Court.

*On Tuesday, April 29, a woman reported someone entered a tack room she was renting in the 13000 block of Rancho Del Oro and removed two bales of hay.

*On Sunday, April 13, a Fountain Hills woman reported someone took the keys for her 2001 BMW and stole the vehicle from the 15000 block of Desert Willow Drive. The vehicle was located at Fort McDowell.

*On Tuesday, April 29, a Mesa woman reported someone had stolen the license plate from her vehicle while she was in Fountain Hills.

*On Tuesday, April 29, a woman reported the theft of a generator valued at $1,000 from a residence at 140th Street and Rancho Del Oro. While investigating this case deputies discovered a license plate on an abandoned vehicle reported stolen in Surprise.

*On Friday, April 18, a resident of the 16000 block of Stoneridge Court reported items stolen from his home valued at $2,195. Items taken included patio furniture and crystal glass.

*On Thursday, May 1, a Fountain Hills woman reported someone attempted fraud after she received phone calls from a man saying he needed information to electronically refund money to her bank account. The suspect may have removed $5,000 from the woman’s savings account.

*On Friday, May 2, a Fountain Hills man was arrested for DUI during a traffic stop for speeding on Saguaro Boulevard near Avenue of the Fountains.

*On Saturday, May 3, a Mesa man was arrested for disorderly conduct and fighting outside a bar on Parkview Avenue. The bar manager told deputies he had been having problems with the man all evening and had to break up several fights involving the suspect.

*On Saturday, May 3, a Fountain Hills woman reported her 17-year-old son was a runaway.

*On Sunday, May 4, a Scottsdale woman left the Fry’s grocery store on Shea Boulevard in Fountain Hills to find her Toyota Avalon had been stolen. She believes the keys may have been removed from her purse while she was shopping. A store video shows the car leaving the parking space.