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Wed Jan 16, 2019, 04:18 PM Jan 2019

TV journalist Chris Hansen arrested for bouncing checks

A TV journalist known for confronting would-be child predators has been snared himself in a police investigation alleging he wrote bad checks for $13,000 worth of marketing materials.

Former “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen was arrested Monday in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. He was charged with issuing a bad check and released on a promise to appear in court.

Police say the 59-year-old Hansen wrote two bad checks to a local vendor for 355 mugs, 288 T-shirts and 650 vinyl decals he bought in the summer of 2017.

Contact information for Hansen could not be found. It wasn’t clear if he has a lawyer who could respond to the allegations.

NBC’s “To Catch a Predator” ran from 2004 to 2007 and included sting operations for online child predators.

https://www.apnews.com/49c2d98281ef467ab138e6e6c3000ef9

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TV journalist Chris Hansen arrested for bouncing checks (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 OP
So, Chris, sit down. Can you tell me what you're doing here wearing only a wrestling singlet and mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #1
Are those "toys" appropriate for a 13 year old? left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 #2
WTF? How does this happen? Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #3
Wow! Who woulda thunk it! Little Star Jan 2019 #4
I hope the cops were waiting for him in his kitchen. nt Qutzupalotl Jan 2019 #5
Hope they offered him homemade cookies and sweet tea first. (nt) JaneQPublic Jan 2019 #6
Chris, what the hell did you need all that stuff for? 47of74 Jan 2019 #7

mahatmakanejeeves

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1. So, Chris, sit down. Can you tell me what you're doing here wearing only a wrestling singlet and
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 04:19 PM
Jan 2019

carrying two six-packs of Bud Light?

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