Crime & Safety

Bank Fraud In Glen Rock Leads Police To Suspect In Africa: Cops

Police in Bergen County say they've charged a suspect on another continent with stealing thousands from a local corporation.

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Police in Glen Rock says that they've issued an arrest warrant for a woman in another country after an investigation into a fraudulent bank transfer from the account of a local corporation.

Police say Glenda Mensah, 45, formerly of Mount Dora, Fla., is being charged with one count of theft, a third-degree crime.

But they said that she's currently in Lome, Togo Africa, and remains a fugitive.

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Police said that spent three months investigating a fraudulent bank transfer of $6,741.21. Det. Sgt. James Calaski found evidence to identify and charge Mensah, they said.

Police said they entered her into the NCIC database as a wanted person, but "Extradition from Africa is not possible due to the nature of the offense."

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Several Glen Rock residents have been victims of fraudulent transfers recently. Read more: Phone Scammers Trick Glen Rock Couple Out Of $100,000

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