CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department on Sunday took two Northshore residents into custody following an investigation into stolen checks that were reported at a local business.

Desiree Rachael Ramirez, 31, and David Wayne Rank, 33, both of Nice, were arrested in the case, according to a report from Sgt. Tim Hobbs.

Hobbs said that on Friday, July 8, Officer Alan Collier began a burglary and forgery investigation after two stolen checks were cashed at Foods Etc. in Clearlake.

During the investigation Collier obtained video surveillance footage that allegedly showed Ramirez and Rank cashing the stolen checks, Hobbs said.

He said the checks – totaling $1,250 – had been stolen from an insurance company in Yuba City.

On Sunday, Collier went to Ramirez’s and Ranks' residence in the 7000 block of Kelly Road in Nice – accompanied by two Lake County Sheriff's deputies – and arrested Ramirez and Rank, Hobbs said.

Lake County Jail records showed the two were booked on felony charges of first-degree burglary and forgery. Bail for each was set at $10,000.

Ramirez later posted bail and was released while Rank remained in jail early Monday morning, according to jail records.

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