Uttering?

I'm still on an email distribution list for occasional crime reports from Arlington, and I was intrigued by this because I've never heard of "uttering" as a crime (plus, it occurred on the block where we lived when we were first married, although I don't remember a real uttering problem when we lived there). Is uttering like speaking in tongues?

ROBBERY/FORGERY/UTTERING 7/6/2004, 4100 blk N. Henderson Rd
At 1030hrs on 07/06/04, the 79YO female victim was walking in the 4100 blk of N. Henderson Rd. when a subject pushed her to the ground and stole her purse. While reporting the incident, the victim received a call from a local merchant indicating that a subject was attempting to cash a check issued from her bank account. The officers on-scene relayed this information via radio, units responded to the business and took the subject into custody without incident. Arrested for Robbery, Uttering, and Forgery: Miguel Antonio Benitez, 19, of Arlington.