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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 50-year-old pistillate has been arrested aft allegedly stealing astir 100 people's identifying accusation successful Porterville, the Porterville Police Department said.
Officers accidental they responded to a location successful the 2300 artifact of West Morton Avenue regarding a warrant work connected Sunday astir 6 a.m.
Upon arrival, constabulary accidental they contacted 50-year-old Pamela Rowland successful her vehicle. According to records, she had progressive felony warrants for her arrest, and officers accidental she was determined to beryllium nether the power of a controlled to beryllium nether the power of a controlled substance.
Investigators accidental a records cheque besides revealed Rowland to beryllium connected progressive Post Release Community Supervision for embezzlement.
Detectives accidental they searched Pamela's vehicle, and they located cause paraphernalia, galore checks, mail, and different idiosyncratic identifying accusation belonging to different people. They accidental they besides recovered a laptop and a printer which was determined to person been utilized to people fraudulent checks.
According to police, astir 100 victims were identified arsenic a effect of Rowlands's transgression activity.
The Police Department says Rowland was arrested successful transportation with her progressive warrants and nether suspicion of possession of different people's idiosyncratic identifying information, cheque forgery and counterfeiting, being nether the power of a controlled substance, and possession of cause paraphernalia. She was booked into the South County Detention Facility nether a $170,000 bail.
Although an apprehension has been made, officers promote anyone with accusation regarding this lawsuit to interaction them astatine 559-782-7400.
