The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on March 16, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
A 42-year-old Grandview woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly forging a doctor’s note to skip a court sentencing hearing.
Dauphin RCMP were alerted on August 31 after the suspect submitted a medical note through her lawyer claiming she could not attend her scheduled September 2 sentencing for a theft charge. The note claimed she had been seriously injured in a car crash on July 22.
The court initially accepted the note and adjourned the hearing. However, after a crown attorney followed up with police, investigators determined the doctor’s note was fake. RCMP checked police databases across Canada and found no record of the woman being involved in a collision.
Amber Fisher was arrested on September 1 and remains in custody. She has been charged with obstructing justice, forgery, and uttering a forged document.
