Community
Identity Theft Arrest
Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Identity Theft Arrest 
CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS STORY
| Nature of Incident: | Identity Thief Finds Multiple Victims on Craig’s List | ||||
| Report Number: | 17-111484 | ||||
| Location: | Various Residences, Thousand Oaks Ca. 91360 | ||||
| Date & Time: | July 22, 2017 to February 8, 2018 | ||||
| Unit Responsible: | Thousand Oaks Police Department / East County Patrol Services Investigations Bureau | ||||
| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Yackery, Christina (V) Adult Female (V) Adult Female (V) Adult Female (V) Adult Female |
Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks |
30 34 33 21 55 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| A female suspect answered multiple victims’ Craig’s List advertisements for a roommate. After moving into the victim’s residence, the suspect stole jewelry, credit cards, checks, and use the victim’s personal identifying information to acquire money. Four adult female victims and two additional possible adult female victims have been identified. In June 2017, two Thousand Oaks residents placed an advertisement on Craig’s List for a roommate. The suspect, Christina Yackery, answered the advertisement and moved into their apartment shortly thereafter. On July 27, 2017, one of the victims reported fraudulent activity in her checking account. Thousand Oaks deputies responded and determined a forgery and identity theft had occurred. Yackery moved out of the residence shortly after the police report was completed. On August 17, 2017, another victim reported she believed Yackery had stolen jewelry while they had been roommates. Thousand Oaks deputies responded and determined a grand theft had occurred and believed the suspect had used the victim’s personal identifying information to acquire goods and services in the victim’s name. Deputies identified Yackery as a possible suspect. Detectives with the East Valley Investigations Bureau were able to locate the victim’s property at a local pawn shop. Detectives returned the jewelry to the victim and gathered information associating Yackery as the person who pawned the property. Over the next few months, Yackery moved between various residences in the Thousand Oaks / Los Angeles area, and a residence in Connecticut. On January 23, 2018, two additional victims in Thousand Oaks reported they had posted “Roommate Wanted” advertisements on Craig’s List and Yackery had moved in. Shortly after Yackery moved in, the two victims reported being victims of identity theft and forgery. On February 7, 2018, detectives located Yackery at a Starbucks in Thousand Oaks. A search of Yackery and her vehicle resulted in the discovery of stolen property, personal identifying information from additional possible victims, and a useable quantity of Cocaine. Detectives determined the stolen property was from previous roommates. Yackery was subsequently arrested for identity theft, grand theft, forgery, possession of stolen property, and possession of a controlled substance. Yackery was booked into the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility on $50,000 bail. |
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| Prepared by: | Detective Jason Karol | ||||
| Media Release Date: | February 8, 2018 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Jason Karol [email protected] (805) 371-8342 |
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| Approved by: | Captain Bill Schierman | ||||
Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511
