A Georgia woman was sentenced to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty to identity theft for stealing over $10,000 from a bank in Woodstock. Leah Mims, 31, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted in July 2020 on four counts of forgery, a Class 3 felony, and two counts of identity theft, a Class 2 […]
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Felony charges filed against 2 suspects accused in mail theft ring in Lake County
Felony charges have been filed against two suspects arrested in Antioch over the weekend with hundreds of pieces of mail stolen from Lake County residents. Kristin A. Siminak, 34, of the 26000 block of West Lakeview Avenue in Ingleside, was charged with three counts of forgery, identity theft, theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and mail […]
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Antioch police arrest identity theft crew with hundreds of pieces of stolen mail from Lake County
The FBI and other federal authorities are assisting after Antioch police arrested an identity theft crew overnight that has stolen at least hundreds of pieces of mail in Lake County and other areas. The Antioch Police Department said they received a report on Friday from a resident in the 400 block of North Avenue in […]
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Police believe there are dozens of identity theft victims after arresting man in gas station scheme near Gurnee
Police believe there could be dozens of identity fraud victims after they arrested a Chicago man involved in a Gurnee area gas station scheme where he used other people’s credit card information. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the Shell gas station, 36725 North Route 41 in unincorporated Gurnee, for […]
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Texas man arrested after buying new car with stolen identity in Deerfield, then calling 911 on himself
A Texas man was arrested after he allegedly bought a Dodge Durango using someone else’s identity in Deerfield and then called 911 to falsely report the vehicle had been stolen. Dustin S. Fell, 35, of the 200 block of Firefield Road in New Braunfels, Texas, was charged with theft between $10,000 and $100,000, false alarm […]
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Homeless man arrested after impersonating man in effort to buy $87,000 Jeep at Crystal Lake dealership
A homeless man from Chicago was arrested after he allegedly tried impersonating someone else in an attempt to purchase an $87,000 Jeep from a Crystal Lake car dealership. Richard A. White, 59, who is homeless and had a last known address in Chicago, was charged with attempted identity theft, attempted theft between $100,000 and $500,000, […]
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Two men charged with buying over $1 million of goods in identity theft operation
Two men are facing numerous felony charges after they allegedly racked up over $1 million in purchases during an extensive identity theft operation, Lake Forest police said. Lake Forest Deputy Police Chief Rob Copeland said that an investigation was launched in June 2018 after a Lake Forest resident reported being the victim of identity theft. […]
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Electronic detection K-9 Browser helps in arrest of man suspected of committing over 100 identity thefts
Highland Park police were assisted by Canine Browser of the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office in the arrest of a man accused of committing forgery and theft involving over 100 victims. Parrish L. Livingston, 29, of the 7300 block of North Hoyne Avenue in Chicago, was charged with theft between $10,000 and $100,000, a Class […]