Friday, April 26, 2013
An Illinois man is wanted in Racine County for allegedly using other people's identification to steal a variety of goods - including ads for escort services.
A warrant is expected to be issued for the arrest of Keith Mansfield of Winthrop Harbor, IL, because he didn't make his initial appearance Thursday to face charges of identity theft. Mansfield, 28, is wanted in Racine County for allegedly stealing the identities of at least two women and using their credit cards to purchase a variety of goods including placing ads for escort services, a motorcycle, and songs from iTunes. According to the criminal complaint, Mansfield was the roommate of a Caledonia woman and a man for whom she was a caregiver, but the woman asked Mansfield to move out because she suspected he was selling prescription medication. Caledonia police say the woman contacted them in December 2012 to report charges on her account…
Friday, April 5, 2013
Caledonia police say a man and a woman took a purse from a car at North Park Elementary and then used the woman's cards and cash to purchase various items from area stores.
A man and a woman have been formally charged with stealing a woman's purse and using her cash and credit cards to go shopping. Christopher Hanson, 27, and Margaret Stratman, 27, were charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court. Hanson is charged with three counts of felony identity theft and one count of misdemeanor theft. If convicted, he faces 18 years, nine months in jail and/or up to $40,000 in fines. Because Hanson is considered a repeat offender, he could get extra time tacked onto any sentence he might receive. Stratman was charged with two felony counts of identity theft. If convicted, she could face up to twelve years in prison and/or up to $20,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint, Hanson and Stratman were …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Caledonia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Anyone see a hydraulic ram lying around? A hydraulic ram was taken off of a Case 1845C Skid Steer sometime between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday morning from a property in the 7900 block of the East Frontage Road. According to a report by the Caledonia Police Department, someone took off the hoses and a ram, but left three other rams. The estimated value of the items is $1,000 Her credit was NOT fixed A resident called the police early this week to report that someone charged $3,681 to their credit card in May. According to a report by the Caledonia Police Department, a woman called the police after she realized her identity had been stolen and she realized there were charges on her credit card that she didn’t authorize. The woman …
Friday, August 3, 2012
The Department of Revenue realized the mistake in late July and removed the information, but real estate and appraisers had already downloaded it 138 times.
Personal, confidential information from more than 110,000 people who sold homes in 2011 was hidden inside a Wisconsin Department of Revenue report used by real estate and appraisal organizations. The DOR has ask those organizations to destroy and replace the report, which was posted online for download from April 5 to July 23. The department said that while the information was in the file, it was not visible when the report was opened. However, someone who opened the specific file would have had access to the information, the DOR said. The DOR has offered to provide credit monitoring for people whose information was posted in the file. "We have a responsibility to protect the sellers who had their personal information included in the …
Monday, July 9, 2012
A Caledonia man discovered that someone had taken $309 from him, but the suspect happens to already be in jail. How does that happen?
Police are investigating a report of an identity theft and if their suspect is indeed who committed the crime, he won’t have to go far after he’s convicted. On Friday, a Caledonia man reported to officials with the Caledonia Police Department that a man who is currently sitting in a jail in California had stolen his identity. The suspect allegedly opened an account with a company called Access Secure Deposit in the Caledonia man’s name and he had his phone number and credit card number. His account had been charged $309.95. No charges have been issued. The case is still under investigation.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Suspect allegedly used a Gifford Elementary School teacher's credit card to purchase more than $400 in alcohol from various stores in February.
A 37-year-old Racine man is facing charges after he allegedly stole a credit card from a Gifford Elementary School teacher then used it to buy more than $400 in alcohol from area stores. Timothy N. Burdick was charged in Racine County Court Tuesday with 10 counts of personal identification theft and 10 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. If convicted, he faces up to 67 ½ years in prison and $200,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Feb. 11, the victim contacted Caledonia police after she noticed a credit card that had gone missing two days prior had $414 in unauthorized charges on it. Police went to businesses where the charges took place and looked at security footage, which showed Burdick making the charges. …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Racine Uncovered posted the Caledonia Patch story on their site, several people saw it and they tipped off the Caledonia Police Department.
UPDATE: Caledonia Police are submitting charges against Anne Thurman, 47, of Racine, to the Racine County District Attorney's Office for two counts of misappropriating identifying information and two counts of credit card-fraudulent use. ORIGINAL STORY: Caledonia Police are searching for a woman suspected of fraud of a credit card and identity theft, and they are looking for the community to help identify the woman. The suspect allegedly used a debit card that didn’t belong to her six times at several retail stores and gas stations between 3:22 p.m. March 17 and midnight March 19. According to a report by the Caledonia Police Department, officials from Chase Bank called the credit card holder and told her the account was overdrawn by $223.…
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Police say William Olson has at least three credit cards with balances totaling almost $40,000 and not a single one is in his name.
Imagine going to buy a home and getting turned down because of outstanding credit card balances on accounts you never opened. This is exactly what happened to a couple in Ohio, and while identity theft is scary on its own, knowing the crime was perpetrated by a family member makes it worse. A Sturtevant business owner is facing multiple felony charges after he opened several credit cards in his daughter’s name and racked up large bills. William H. Olson, 70, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court on Jan. 19 with three counts of personal identification theft for financial gain and three counts of fraud against a financial institution. If convicted, he faces up to 44 years in prison and $90,000 in fines. According to the criminal …
Friday, December 9, 2011
The following information was supplied by the Caledonia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A woman is accused of using her boyfriend's mother's credit card and writing checks out of her checking account. Bethany Condill, 32, of Racine, was charged with theft, writing worthless checks, forgery, theft of a bankcard and 23 counts of unauthorized use of identity. According to a report by the Caledonia Police Department, Condill allegedly stole old payroll checks and credit cards from her boyfriend’s mother. Condill and her boyfriend, who were staying with his mother in the 8300 block of Maple Drive, fled after the boyfriend’s mother confronted them. The man told his mother they were staying in a motel in South Milwaukee, but he didn’t disclose their location. The checks, which exceeded $2,000, were cashed at Rudy’s Tavern, 2515 …
Friday, December 2, 2011
Somehow, this scammer got a little paranoid and thought he needed to make his intentions clear.
A Caledonia man was told he had won a large sum of money in a foreign lottery, but then the suspect started threatening to kill the man if he notified the authorities. According to a report by the Caledonia Police Department, the Caledonia man received the call at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The caller told the man he had won $11 million and he needed to provide his birth date, social security number and bank account information to complete the transaction. The Caledonia man told the caller that he would have to get back to him because he didn’t have his social security number with him and the man told the Caledonia man to call him back at (876)291-5639. The Caledonia man then called 911. When the caller rang the phone again a few …
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