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Former 'To Catch a Predator' Host Chris Hansen Snared in Police Investigation

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A TV journalist known for confronting would-be child predators has been snared himself.

A police investigation alleges 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, after turning himself in.

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 in the summer of 2017.

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The items he bought included 355 mugs, 288 T-shirts and 650 vinyl decals.

According to WTNH, the total amount for the items was $12,998.05.

Hansen allegedly said he would pay in full by delivery.

According to police, the vendor reached out to Hansen after the check, sent months after the initial invoice, bounced.

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Hansen supposedly apologized and attempted to make a partial payment.

However, the owner called police when a second check in 2018 also bounced.

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.

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Information from: The Advocate, http://www.stamfordadvocate.com

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