Do we have another South Bay identity theft victim? Perhaps.
Looks like we have another possible victim of the identity thieves who pilfered $49,500 out of a
Lennox woman's bank account.
A Hermosa Beach resident contacted me today and said a woman fitting the description of one of the suspects in my article and blog post looks like the person who withdrew $4,500 from her Torrance business' account at a Washington Mutual Bank branch in Monterey Park in April.
"I have a photo of her and she looks a lot like the heavy woman in your article, however she had sunglasses and a hat," the Hermosa woman said.
The thief tried to withdraw another $4,500 from the same account the VERY NEXT DAY. A bank official thought there was something wrong with that and called the victim. That's when the suspect split.
The victim said the suspect had a fake driver's license with the victim's name and suspect's face.
The bank reimbursed her the lost cash, but she said it cost her a lot of money to clean up her books and protect her accounts.
The victim said the LAPD didn't do much to investigate, so she was glad to call Sheriff's Department Detective Robert Connor today at the Lennox station.
He told me today he's received plenty of phone calls from Daily Breeze readers since the article came out, and has received some good tips to try to identify these women.
I heard from reporter Serene Branson at Channels 2 and 9, who's doing the story tonight on the TV news, so that will broaden the potential audience of people who can identify them.
I met Connor the other day here in the office. I got a good vibe that he'll do all he can to catch 'em.
Lennox woman's bank account.A Hermosa Beach resident contacted me today and said a woman fitting the description of one of the suspects in my article and blog post looks like the person who withdrew $4,500 from her Torrance business' account at a Washington Mutual Bank branch in Monterey Park in April.
"I have a photo of her and she looks a lot like the heavy woman in your article, however she had sunglasses and a hat," the Hermosa woman said.
The thief tried to withdraw another $4,500 from the same account the VERY NEXT DAY. A bank official thought there was something wrong with that and called the victim. That's when the suspect split.
The victim said the suspect had a fake driver's license with the victim's name and suspect's face.The bank reimbursed her the lost cash, but she said it cost her a lot of money to clean up her books and protect her accounts.
The victim said the LAPD didn't do much to investigate, so she was glad to call Sheriff's Department Detective Robert Connor today at the Lennox station.
He told me today he's received plenty of phone calls from Daily Breeze readers since the article came out, and has received some good tips to try to identify these women.
I heard from reporter Serene Branson at Channels 2 and 9, who's doing the story tonight on the TV news, so that will broaden the potential audience of people who can identify them.
I met Connor the other day here in the office. I got a good vibe that he'll do all he can to catch 'em.
About the Blogger
Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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