| Nature of Incident: |
Request for Public Assistance to Identify Forgery / Identity Theft Suspect |
| Report Number: |
2018-137558 |
| Location: |
Thousand Oaks, Northridge, Van Nuys |
| Date & Time: |
Aug. 28, 2018 through Sept. 1, 2018 |
| Unit(s) Responsible: |
Fillmore Police Department |
| Narrative: |
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance to identify the suspect in the attached photographs. The suspect is responsible for using a Ventura County resident’s identity and other personal information to withdraw money from the victim’s bank account at different bank branches.
On 08-24-18 and on 09-01-18, the suspect used the victim’s checking account number and other personal information to fill out withdrawal slips to withdraw money from the victim’s bank account at Chase Bank branches in Thousand Oaks, Northridge and Van Nuys. The suspect was successful in withdrawing nearly $4,000 from the victim’s bank account.
The suspect was described as a mid-forties to early sixties heavy-set black female, approximately 5-5” in height and weighing 215 pounds. The female appears to wear different wigs in the separate transactions to alter her appearance.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact Detective Bill Meixner at (805) 524-2235 or at [email protected].
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).
| Prepared by: |
Detective Bill Meixner |
| Media Release Date: |
Oct. 8, 2018 |
| Media Follow-Up Contact: |
Detective Bill Meixner (805)524-2235 [email protected]..
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| Approved by: |
Captain Eric Tennessen
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