Crime & Safety
Banks Accounts Compromised Twice in 1 Month: Blotter
Chicago Heights police reports, Aug. 26-30
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
Surprise Charges
A 33-year-old Chicago Heights woman found out that someone was using her identity to open multiple Comcast accounts over the course of two years, according to a Chicago Heights police report. The woman told police she ran a TransUnion credit report on Aug. 20 and found several open accounts.
Three accounts dated in 2013 racked up more than $4,000 in charges, the report states. A charge from 2012 amounted to about $854 of the fraudulent billing. The accounts were all listed in her name and another person named Melvin Brown, whom she did not know but determined he lived in Chicago.
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MONDAY, AUG. 26
Bank Account Troubles
A 30-year-old Chicago Heights woman tried to open a Bank of America account, only to discover someone else was using her social security number, according to a report.
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