Inside the Police Reports

Inside the Police Reports: Suspect Spends Arizona Woman's Money at TJ Maxx on Stone Mountain Highway

The person tried to charge an additional $150, but the transaction was declined, according to the police report.

A woman in Gilbert, AZ told Gwinnett county police that someone charged an unauthorized transaction from the TJ Maxx store on Stone Mountain Highway to her bank account. The woman's bank notified her about the suspicious charges on Feb. 1, according to the police report. When she pulled up the online information, she saw the TJ Maxx charge of $118.01. A second transaction of $150 at the store was declined, the report states. The woman's bank said it would issue a provisional deposit for $118.01 to her account. The account was closed and a different card would be issued.

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Local Woman Charged With Identity Theft Scheme

According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Cora Ford filed fraudulent tax returns using stolen identities of homeless and disabled people, seeking to get refunds.

by Stone Mountain-Redan Patch Staff A local woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges including aggravated identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Cora Cadia Ford, 54, of Stone Mountain, also has been indicted on charges of mail fraud and filing false claims, a news release about the indictment states. Ford was arraigned by U.S. Magistrate Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill on today (Wednesday, Sept.12) and released on bond. There were no specifics in the news release about where in Stone Mountain Ford is from. “This defendant is accused of stealing the identities of some of our community’s most vulnerable – individuals with physical or mental disabilities, and the homeless. We will make every effort to …

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Inside the Police Reports: I.D. Thief Spends $2800

A weekly look at recent local crime.

A woman in unincorporated Stone Mountain-Gwinnett County told police a person charged nearly $2,828 on her debit card sometime on July 27. According to the police report, the victim discovered the unauthorized Internet charges on July 29. She told Gwinnett police she had the card in her possession and the account had not been refunded for the transactions, which were with merchant in California. The merchant gave her the address where the package was supposedly delivered. See also: Inside the Police Reports: Notable July Crimes Man's Car Shot With BB Gun Suspect Steals Booze, Biscuits Man Steals 9 Bottles of Perfume  

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