HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 02-26 Check fraud in Maplewood leads to multi-city mail theft investigation MAPLEWOOD REVIEWCheckdfrauin Maplewood Ieads to
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istic threats, according to aple-
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wood. Lt,. Michael Shortreed, �`he
charges likely.
woman, age 20, were arrested on
woman was eventually released, ,
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the, suspicion, of check . fratid. Ofd -
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pending further in V esti ation,
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re ortedly� iE aw.' what looked
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like a large amount. of mail In the
Postal Service inspectors areawor .,-
Ka itlyn -Roby.'While
vehicle the duo used. "
ing with . area law. enforcement:
qf 2-014
executlu.g a. search -;war-
on the - case. Investigators will'
rant Feb. 18, Maplewood investiga-
Mall the
sort through the , contact
ll a lewoo-d detectives have
tors found otit the mail -- ii clud-
addresses and try to find out if
been siftlrl . through two large
ing tax documents, credit pards
the susppets could be, linked to any
cardboard boxes of, mall addressed
and checks --,was not .addressed
mail theft, .fraud or identity theft.
to homes in - several cities, apro-
to the man and the woman. It
crimes, according -to Shortreed,
c s that may -lead 'to criminal
vias addressed to homes in Mapley
He said It s likely crxx . nal
charges for two residents of St.
wood, St. Paul, Woodbury, ..North.
charges dill be filed soon:
)Paul's East Side.
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St: Paul, ate Bear Lake, Oakdale
"'`here's so iriu ch recovered
The Ma lewood Police Depart-
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and Gem Lake.
[mail;" he said. "we have to
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xrient responded io a report of two
The man is in custody, as he
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contact each of the victims n
people ho were trying to cash a
' had several outstau.di tig arrest
confirm they didn't gine the mail t
fraudulent check on.. Feb. 14. at a
warrants for. past traffic -related
away.
b=k. on the 2900 block of bite.-
offenses,,,such., as driving with -
Bear Avenue aGcordin to a police
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Ont a license, eand� felop .terror-
see Fraud on age 2
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: s �f deb. 9, Shoi~t_ reed sai€ .there a r o - apparent , corgi,
nectioia between this pie of Mail ani two other aess
tw& recently related to : a- rash of ;mail acid :xden ity theft
. the east metro suburbs. ;
Roseville Police Depat�tneiit_ recently received.24,
:co .plaints of mail thefts:
:..Oti .Feb:. ?'a St. Pant Police arrested. turd St.... Paul nen
meter the were called over ire a- : car that. � Wche d .e.
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descrip#ian �o£ the vehicle -used. in- .strung _:of mail thefts
M Roseville" aAd Waadbi ry
police found the suspects with tax&Guinerits; cheep-
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U)ksPackages nd .credit '.cards o ., sev&d , cues.
?,_ �,, investigators later ' discovered the men cashed stole
checks, acid even bought shoes with stolen informationO,