Woman uses fake I.D. to steal cash at bank

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Manhattan Beach police are looking for this unidentified forgery suspect pictured here on her fake driver’s license. Photo courtesy of MBPD.

Police are looking for a woman who allegedly stole money from a local bank using false identification.

According to authorities, the unidentified fraud suspect withdrew $700 at Chase Bank in Manhattan Beach on Sepulveda Blvd. on Dec. 29, 2009 using a counterfeit Ohio driver’s license and a social security card.

“This is a little more advanced than the usual forgery case with people signing bad checks,” Manhattan Beach Police Detective Michael Rosenberger said. “This was someone with a good counterfeit driver’s license. That takes a little more time. You have to invest more. She had to know where the victim’s account was and have her social security number.”

A woman in Riverside reported the money missing from her account to Riverside police, who contacted MBPD to investigate. The fake identification cards had the victim’s name and numbers, but the suspect was pictured on the license.

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Suspect caught on Chase Bank’s security cameras. Photo courtesy of MBPD.

“She walked in, presented the driver’s license and social security card to a newer employee, saying she didn’t know her account number,” Rosenberger said. “It seemed legitimate, so he processed the request and she left.”

Ten minutes later, the suspect returned to the same bank to withdraw more money, and was greeted by a more tenured employee, according to police. The suspect immediately left the bank when the employee took the identification cards to a back office to examine them.

Authorities later learned that the woman had unsuccessfully tried to withdraw cash from Chase Bank in Norwalk a couple hours before using the same identification.

The suspect is described by police to be in her twenties or thirties, between 5 ft. 11 in. and 6 ft. tall, 165 lbs., with green eyes and blonde, shoulder length hair.

She is wanted by the MBPD for forgery.

Anyone with information regarding this or similar incidents should contact Detective Mike Rosenberger at (310) 802-5127. ER

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