On October 23, 2025 officers responded to a call for check forgery at a business at [ADDRESS REDACTED], in the City of Rogers, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota. Officers learned that checks had been placed in the mailbox to mail out on October 20, 2025, and one of the checks had been deposited the following day. The deposited check had the date, name, amount, and address had been altered from the original check. Officers subsequently learned that a total of 5 checks had been placed in the mailbox to be mailed out on October 20, 2025 and were stolen.
A review of surveillance footage showed a white Jeep SUV pull up to the mailbox around 2:15 A.M., and an individual got out of the passenger side and opened the mailbox before leaving. One of the checks was cashed at US Bank in Bloomington, Minnesota on October 24, 2025. The amount the check was cashed for was $2,983.44 and was paid out to “Derik A Daml.” The check was numbered 4560 and dated October 10, 2025. Officers learned that that the account belonged to Derik Allen Daml [DOB REDACTED], and the individual cashing the check matched known photographs of Daml.
Daml provided his identification when cashing the check. Officers learned from the business that the highest check number used from their account was 4537, and all numbers above that had not been issued prior to the owners suspending the account. The check cashed by Daml was numbered 4560 and differed significantly in appearance from the checks written out by the business. The business confirmed that no business had ever been done with Daml and no checks were ever written out to him.
