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windsor police hunt suspects who used deceased person’s bank card, obtained $19k

she is described as being five feet, two inches tall; w...

by brian macleod

sep 15 2024
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windsor police hunt suspects who used deceased person’s bank card
a windsor police service logo is shown on a department vehicle. dan janisse / windsor star

windsor police arrested one person and issued arrest warrants for three more suspects sought in connection to alleged fraudulent transactions exceeding $19,000.  

using a debit card belonging to a deceased person, police reported friday the suspects allegedly executed 13 fraudulent transactions between july 23 and 29. the transactions included cash withdrawals, purchases and fraudulent cheque deposits amounting to a total of $19,125.  

members of the windsor police service’s financial crimes unit identified the suspects through surveillance footage obtained from various financial institutions across windsor.  

on sept. 10 officers arrested a 47-year-old male in a parking lot in the 500 block of wyandotte street east. he is charged with: f raud over $5,000; c onspiracy to commit an indictable offence; u nauthorized use of credit card data; u sing a credit card obtained by a criminal offence; u sing a forged document.  

three suspects remain outstanding.  

a 40 year old female is wanted for: f raud over $5,000; c onspiracy to commit an indictable offence; u nauthorized use of credit card data; and u sing a credit card obtained by a criminal offence.  

she is described as being five feet, two inches tall; with a slender build, shoulder-length brown hair, and green eyes.

wanted on the same charges is a 31-year-old woman. she is described as a white female, five feet, seven inches tall; with a medium build, long brown hair, and brown eyes.  

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a 43-year-old man is wanted for the same list of charges, as well as t wo counts of using a forged document; and p ossession of property obtained by crime.  

he is white with a medium build, balding brown hair and brown eyes.  

anyone with information on the suspects’ whereabouts should contact the windsor police service’s financial crimes unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330.  

bamacleod@postmedia.com
brian macleod
brian macleod

ian macleod is a reporter at the windsor star. he has worked at eight newspapers, holding managing editor positions at four. his journalism career has taken him all over ontario and to saskatoon, where he was editor of canada’s leading agricultural publication. he is an award-winning editorial writer. he also wrote an ontario provincial affairs column for four years for sun media, which appeared in 22 daily community newspapers. he lives in essex county, and is enjoying covering all aspects of life in windsor-essex.

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