A Philadelphia woman is behind bars in Bedford County after allegedly attempting to cash a check using a false identity.

Tiffany John, 30, is also suspected of being involved with a series of burglaries and fraud incidents occurring throughout multiple states, including Pennsylvania and specifically Bedford County, the affidavit of probable cause states.

State police at Bedford received information Thursday afternoon for a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) on a white SUV involved in a series of incidents conducted by an organization that uses rental vehicles, the report states. Through an investigation, police identified John as a suspect and had a court order to track her cellphone. Police said the cellphone number was observed at numerous locations of smash and grab-style thefts and subsequent bank/check frauds at banks throughout Pennsylvania and southern New York.

On that Thursday, police said John’s cellphone was pinging in the area of the First Commonwealth Bank along the Mile Level in Bedford. When police contacted the bank about the BOLO and their investigation, they were told by a bank teller that about 10 minutes prior to the police call, a woman with glasses and pulled-back dark hair had attempted to cash a check for $2,310.50.

The bank refused to cash the check because the name on the identity provided by the woman and the name on the check did not match.

After being refused service, the woman left the bank and entered the white SUV.

About an hour later, at 5:18 p.m., police located the SUV in Breezewood, at the Route 30 intersection with I-70 West.

Police conducted a traffic stop with John providing false identification, the report states.

While one trooper conducted the traffic stop, a second trooper was behind a navy blue Mitsubishi SUV with a Maine license plate that was possibly traveling in conjunction with John.

When John was pulled over, the Mitsubishi suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A pursuit on the Turnpike reached speeds exceeding 120 miles per hour and the vehicle was not apprehended, police reported.

While being processed at the state police barracks in Bedford, John attempted to escape custody, police said.

John was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge Brian K. Baker on felony counts of criminal attempt – forgery, criminal attempt – theft and escape, along with a misdemeanor charge of criminal attempt – bad checks. Bail was set at $500,000 and she was remanded to the Bedford County Correctional Facility.

Her preliminary hearing is set for April 30 in Bedford County Central Court.