PR Inside - A prize-winning Welsh poodle has become the victim of identity theft. Lynne Day was shocked when she discovered a crook had used information she had posted on the web about her beloved two-year-old pooch Afonwen Welch Fusilier to falsely sell puppies

Woman awaiting fed. sentence arrested for ID theft
Ludington Daily News - she was found in possession of more than $1.5 million worth of bogus checks, money orders and other people s credit cards again found herself in trouble with the law on Friday. Terri Dae Wannamaker, 42, of Chase, was arrested for identity theft and

Web review: Identity watchdogs
Kansas City Star - Daily alerts by e-mail, phone and text messaging notifying user of personal information changes, credit inquiries, changes to existing accounts and any new accounts or public records added. Free credit analysis and identity theft insurance up to $25

Mixed message on county crime
Arizona Daily Sun - Computer-based crimes — scams, identity theft, child pornography — have increased dramatically in recent years, and the sheriff’s office has little time or resources to address them. Sheriff’s officials will be working on a strategic five-year plan

Allentown police arrest two in credit card ID theft
Allentown Morning Call - Bonilla was charged with identity theft, conspiracy to access device fraud and theft by unlawful taking. Rivers was charged with identity theft, possessing instruments of crime and unlawful device making equipment. Bonilla worked at the gas station

A case of mediocre identity theft
Contra Costa Times - A man was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years on probation for impersonating Steelers tight end Jerame Tuman and persuading a woman to loan him $3,200, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Brian Jackson, 33, pleaded guilty in Allegheny

If, at first, you don’t succeed, try Action Line again
Miami Herald - 87-hour trip from New York to Fort Lauderdale. $180 in fines removed after a customer mistakenly used residential parking passes in commercial areas. $121 phone bill in collections removed after AT&T determined it was a case of identity theft.

Medical records recovered
Henderson Daily Dispatch - Four people are charged in the identity theft. Five of the defendants are believed to be members of a gang called the Rolling 30 Crips. The alleged gang members include the only suspect with Tri-County ties: Quentin Omar Strater, 23, of 107 Alex

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