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A woman being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service for allegedly forging $46,000 in checks is believed to have tried to cash a check in Bowling Green, according to a Bowling Green Police Department report.

A woman came into Kroger at 711 Campbell Lane between 12:10 p.m. and 12:20 p.m. Saturday to cash a payroll check for $739, according to a police report. The check was rejected by the store's verification system.

The woman made suggestions to the store's customer service manager about other ways to run the check, which made the manager suspicious, according to the report. The manager didn't cash the check and after the woman left, she reviewed an earlier alert about the woman and kept video surveillance of her.

It's believed the woman was using the name Sheena Wade, who is wanted in Tennessee for similar crimes and is known to use multiple aliases.

A series of related accidents on Interstate 65 Saturday night sent multiple people to hospitals, according to Kentucky State Police.

The last of the accidents happened when Richard Knapp II, 33, of Canton, Ohio, was heading north at 6:58 p.m. at the 48-mile marker in a tractor trailer when he collided with a vehicle driven by Rodney B. Wells Jr., 28, of Nashville, who was slowing for traffic stopped for another accident.

The collision caused a chain reaction involving three tractor-trailers and three passenger vehicles.

One of the drivers, Peggy H. Brown, 47, of Radcliff was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, where she is in critical condition.

Wells, 28, and his passenger, Gwendolyn McCollough (age and address unavailable) were taken to The Medical Center for treatment, where information on their condition was unavailable. The other drivers, all from out of town, were uninjured, according to the report.

Just prior the chain reaction, Fred C. Fluker, 39, of Lexington was driving north at the 48-mile marker at 6:33 p.m. when he attempted to stop his vehicle because of another accident.

Fluker lost control of his vehicle due to slick road conditions, according to the report. The vehicle fishtailed and entered a side skid before hitting another vehicle.

His passenger, Angel Fluker, 32, of Lexington was trapped in the vehicle and cut out using the Jaws of Life, according to the report. She was taken to T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow and later flown by helicopter to the University of Louisville Hospital for multiple leg fractures and a broken hip. Information was not available about the accident Fluker was attempting to stop for.

Burglary - A video camera was stolen between 10:30 a.m. and 2:05 p.m. Friday from a home in the 1700 block of Catherine Drive, according to a city police report.

A window was broken to get inside. Losses and damage are estimated at $320, according to the report.

Burglary - A TV and DVD player were stolen sometime between Tuesday and Sunday from a home in the 1200 block of Dean Drive, according to a city police report.

A brick was thrown through a glass door. Losses and damage are estimated at $350.

Deer - City police officers were forced to shoot a deer that had made its way into the city Sunday.

The injured animal was found in a wooded area at 7:52 a.m. in the 1100 block of Brockley Way.

The deer had a gaping hole in its hindquarters believed to have been caused by a large dog, according to a city police report. Because of its injuries, officers destroyed the deer.

Theft - A Pioneer CD player and four discs, valued at $630, were taken from a vehicle in the 4700 block of Scottsville Road between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a city police report.