Dedham Cops Arrest Trio in Alleged Identity Theft, Credit Fraud Scheme
Dedham Police arrested three people last week at Sears after they purchased nearly $1,000 on a Sears card opened with a fake driver's license.
Three people face charges related to a case of identity theft, credit card fraud and stolen property. Dedham Police arrested Eugene Anthony Morgan, 45 of Providence, R.I.; Dwight Croutear, 46 of Pawtucket, R.I.; and Louisa Wells, 43 of Dorchester, on Thursday at Sears. Police allege that Wells opened a store card at Sears and immediately purchased nearly $1,000 worth of electronics - an XBox game system, a handheld Playstation game system and a 32-inch television - then headed back into the store and went to the jewelry counter to try to purchase $1,200 worth of merchandise. A store employee told police that Wells used a Rhode Island driver's license to open the account, but he believed it to be fake after he saw "this is a facsimile" …
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