'To Catch a Predator' host Chris Hansen arrested over $13,000 in bounced checks

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...s-hansen-arrested-over-13-000-bounced-n959471

Woah how the tables turned on him though

"To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen was arrested Monday after he allegedly wrote bad checks to a vendor he owed money to, according to police.

Hansen turned himself into the Stamford Police Department in Connecticut after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a felony charge of issuing a bad check, Stamford Sgt. Sean Scanlan said.


In summer 2017, Hansen bought about $13,000 worth of promotional items, like hats, shirts and mugs from a local company, and paid for them with a check that bounced, Scanlan told NBC News.

"The owner and Hansen go back and forth for a period of time," and in April of 2018, Hansen gave the business owner another check, Scanlan said. That one bounced, too.

Police issued a warrant for Hansen's arrest after he refused to speak with them, Scanlan said.

Hansen hosted NBC's "Dateline" series "To Catch a Predator" until it was canceled in 2008. He also hosted spinoffs "To Catch an I.D. Thief" and "To Catch a Con Man."

 

[LibSuperstar]

Saw a few funny tweets about this yesterday. Folks were relieved but this was the last thing I expected to read.

 

[crainbebo]

So did he 'have a seat over there'?

 

[seatownmedia]

I do wonder if Chris Hansen was put into the category of "not-hire-able" due to the problems his "catch" series created for the network. He was so closely associated with the series, I could see why. But I also think he was a very good and concise reporter. I hope he lands on his feet.

 

[Don CT]

I wonder if they set up hidden cameras to catch him.

 

[LibSuperstar]

So did he 'have a seat over there'?

Well played!

I wonder if they set up hidden cameras to catch him.

*Chuckles*

 

[John Gallagher]

When I first saw he was arrested, without reading the article, I thought he had been arrested...for being a predator.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

When I first saw he was arrested, without reading the article, I thought he had been arrested...for being a predator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AZ9b5R9SE

Oddly enough Chris Hansen was detained for stuff he accused scammers of doing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TjBjJX-YD8

 

[Megatron]

I'm surprised that Chris has money problems since he worked for NBC for decades along with being the host of Crime Watch Daily for 2 years.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/1/24/paid-in-full

Update

It appears that former NBC Reporter Chris Hansen is off the hook for allegedly bouncing bad checks.

7 days ago, FTVLive told you that Hansen found himself on the other side of the jail bars after being arrested for allegedly writing a bad check to a business he owed money to.

The former host of "To Catch a Predator" came up with the nearly $13,000 he owed to a mom-and-pop shop in Stamford, CT and as a result, prosecutors decided to drop the whole matter.