Crime & Safety
Cell Phones Purchased through ID Theft, Police Say
Police investigate two fraud and identity theft incidents that occurred in Middletown Township.
Police are investigating two fraud and identity theft incidents that occurred in Middletown Township.
A credit card was used without the permission of a Latches Lane resident to purchase three Blackberry cell phones and other electronics, according to State Police-Media Barracks.
The credit card charges were in the amount of $1,167.39, according to State Police.
The items were bought on Ebay and shipped to an address in Tucson, AZ, according to State Police.
In a separate incident, a cell phone account was opened in a Paul Lane resident's name without the victim's knowledge, according to State Police.
The victim's identifying information was used to open the account, according to State Police.
No further information was available from police.
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