Ashlee June Ostrum

On December 17, 2025, the West Hennepin Public Safety Department received a report of check forgery from K. D. Who resides in the city of Independence, Hennepin County. K. D. Reported that he placed check number 7285 in the mail for $361.09 in November of 2025 to pay his credit card bill. He then learned that the check was cashed by someone other than the credit card company. The check was altered to be for $5,706.06 and written out to ASHLEE JUNE OSTRUM, Defendant herein. The comment line was added to say "Car Payment." Officers reviewed the Defendant's driver's license and observed that the signature on the back of the check and the [DL# REDACTED] was similar.

Officers also reviewed surveillance from December 1, 2025, at approximately 1228 hours, from Wells Fargo in St. Paul where the Defendant is observed presenting K. D.'s check and receiving a receipt from the teller. The Defendant is currently out of custody.