Released: May 05, 2006

Jose Guillen needs a bank account

Source: By Del Quentin Wilber, Washington Post

Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen had a big night at the plate Wednesday. But while he was at RFK Stadium, a $10,000 chunk of his paycheck was stolen in a robbery a mile away. Guillen’s girlfriend was attacked as she left a check-cashing business in Northeast Washington, police said. The mugging took place at 5:30 p.m. - about 90 minutes before the Nats’ game - just after she cashed part of Guillen’s weekly paycheck. She was not injured.

Guillen said last night that his girlfriend went to the business to get cash and send money home to the Dominican Republic. “She’s all right,” Guillen said. ... Authorities said the crime occurred outside the Money Mart in the 1100 block of H Street NE.

Guillen’s girlfriend, who is 24, entered the shop about 5 p.m. and went to a back room to cash a portion of Guillen’s check. It took about 30 minutes for a store manager to count out $10,000 in cash, police said.

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