EVENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNCIL REPORT

SEPTEMBER 2018

OUR MISSION

The members of the Evendale Police Department are committed to the principles that define democracy, including the protection of constitutional rights and equal protection under the law. We will at all times exercise the authority granted to us in an ethical, consistent and lawful manner.

PASSING BAD CHECKS tal value of merchandise $139.99. (3) pallets of automotive jump On 9/10, officers were contacted by Case closed by arrest. starters was delivered to the Ab- erdeen Express property. The the Sharefax Credit Union Collection On 9/8, officers were dispatched to next day the complainant no- Supervisor to report fraudulent Walmart reference a theft. The sus- ticed that (2) full pallets of the checks being deposited at the pect concealed items in her purse jump starters were missing. It Sharefax Credit Union at 10590 and then exited the grocery doors, was not until several weeks after Reading Road. The subject opened a making no attempt to pay for the the pallets were discovered Sharefax Credit Union account on items. Suspect admitted to the missing that Aberdeen officials 7/3/18. Several fraudulent checks theft and had previously been tres- noticed that bay door #21 had were deposited, multiple withdraws passed from Walmart on been forced open and damaged. were made and debit card transac- 10/25/2010. Subject charged with A shoe print was located on the tions were made on the account. theft and criminal trespass. Total outside of door #21. At the time Seven checks were made out to the value of theft $177.51. Case closed of report no suspect(s) are subject and found to be returned by arrest. known. Total value of automo- NSF or closed account. Sharefax Credit Union has now sustained a On 9/17, officers were called to tive chargers taken in the of- total financial loss of $3,852.59. An Walmart for a theft that just oc- fense was $29,876.40. Investi- curred. Walmart LPO observed a gation into the case is ongoing. investigation is pending at this male select a Ninja blender valued time. FRAUD at $119 and exit the store. The sus- RECEIVING STOLEN PROP- pect was last seen exiting the park- On 9/19, subject came to the station in reference to recent ERTY ing lot towards Menards in a red Chevy Suburban. scam activity. The subject stated On 9/6, officers were contacted by he had been contacted by a the victim who indicated his stolen Case suspended inactive. person claiming to be a federal cell phone had been deposited in IDENTITY THEFT government employee who as- the ECO ATM kiosk at the Evendale On 9/11, complainant came to the sists in giving out grant money Walmart. The victim stated the IPh- station to document an identity and said the subject qualified to one 7 had been stolen earlier in the theft. The complainant received a receive a $2,000 grant. The sub- day. Officers made contact with an letter from PayPal that he had ject was advised he must buy ECO ATM representative and were opened an account. Prior to receiv- $200 worth of I-Tunes cards in granted access to the kiosk. At the ing the letter, the subject was alert- order to qualify for the grant. time of the report, the victim indi- ed by Lifelock that he had opened The subject went to Walmart cated he was satisfied with the re- an account with PayPal. The subject and purchased two $100 gift turn of the phone and did not wish never opened an account with Pay- cards. As the gift cards were to pursue criminal charges against Pal, nor does he have an existing being processed, a problem the suspect. Case suspended inac- account. The case will be carried as arose in which the bar codes tive. suspended inactive pending further were deemed ineffective. Apple LOST/STOLEN PROPERTY information and/or events. support informed the subject the bar codes were in the sys- On 9/17, victim came to the station BREAKING & ENTERING to report her license plate was sto- tem as ‘scam cards’. The victim On 9/13, officers were dispatched len while she was working at was advised he would receive a to Pure Lawn located at 10265 Menards. The victim’s car was full refund if he provided a re- Spartan Drive to meet a complain- parked in the employee parking sec- port to Apple/Walmart. Case ant reference a breaking and enter- tion of the parking lot, out of view suspended inactive. ing report. The manager reported of store surveillance cameras. The On 9/25, subjects came to the unknown subject(s) gained entry victim was advised the plate would station to report fraudulent into the business and removed 4 be entered as stolen and the case transactions on the couple’s GE hand held Stihl leaf blowers and 2 would be suspended inactive unless Credit Union account. Subject Stihl backpack blowers/sprayers. any other leads were developed. discovered three fraudulent Entry was gained through the south Case suspended inactive. withdraws on his wife’s debit side employee door with the use of card totaling $400. The fraudu- a pry tool. Case is under investiga- THEFT lent withdraws all occurred at an tion. On 9/6, officers responded to ATM neither subject on the ac- Walmart for a shoplifter. Loss Pre- On 9/26, officers responded to Ab- count uses. Subject cancelled vention observed the suspect select erdeen Express reference a break- the debit card that was being various items from the sales floor ing and entering report. The com- fraudulently used. Case is under and conceal them in her purse. To- plainant stated a trailer containing investigation.

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