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News Story - Identity/Vehicle Theft Suspect Arrested in Washington
| Nature of Incident: | Multi-State Identity Theft Suspect Arrested | ||||
| Report Number: | 18-129359 | ||||
| Location: | 1500 Block of 9th Avenue, City of Seattle, State of Washington | ||||
| Date & Time: | September 27, 2018 @ 1:30 PM | ||||
| Unit Responsible: | ECPS Investigations Bureau / Seattle Police Department Major Crimes Task Force, United States Marshal Service | ||||
| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Mushin Malik | Los Angeles |
36 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| During the month of June 2018, Thousand Oaks Police Detectives began an investigation of a suspect who fraudulently purchased two motorcycles and an ATV from Thousand Oaks Power Sports totaling approximately $65,000.00 by using another person’s identity. Through the investigation, Thousand Oaks Police Detectives identified Mushin Malik of Los Angeles as the suspect who fraudulently purchased the vehicles. Detectives also discovered that Malik had an active felony warrant for identity theft related charges out of the state of Georgia. Detectives were able to quickly locate and recover the two stolen motorcycles but were unable to locate the ATV. Detectives obtained a search warrant for Malik’s residence located in the 2400 block of Claremont Avenue in the City of Los Angeles. On August 1, 2018, Detectives served the search warrant on Malik’s residence and located numerous forms of fraudulent identification cards and numerous fraudulent credit cards. Malik was not located in the residence. Detectives obtained a felony warrant for Mushin Malik from the Ventura County Superior Court for identity theft and auto theft. Detectives continued their investigation and received information that Malik had fled California and frequented cities in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, and Washington. Detectives worked with local law enforcement agencies in these states but were initially unable to locate Malik. During the Month of September 2018, Detectives received information that Malik was in Seattle,Washington. Thousand Oaks Police Detectives contacted the Seattle Police Department, informed them of Malik’s presence and provided them his identification information. Based on the information provided to the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Police were able to positively identify Malik as a suspect in recent identity theft crimes in their city. On September 27, 2018, Thousand Oaks Police Detectives received information that Malik was again in Seattle, Washington. Detectives worked jointly with Seattle Police Department Major Crimes Task Force and the United States Marshals Service, and located Malik in a residence located in the 1500 block of 9th Avenue in the city of Seattle. Malik was taken into custody without incident and is set to be extradited back to Ventura County. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant Robert Davidson | ||||
| Media Release Date: | September 28, 2018 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Dani Thompson (805) 947-8283 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: |
Captain Bill Schierman |
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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