Crime & Courts
Identity theft ring a real Mickey Mouse operation
An
identity theft ring in Washington was running a real Mickey Mouse operation.
Police
in Bellevue, Wash., were investigating stolen construction signs last week when
they stumbled upon an identity theft operation, KIRO-TV reported.
Among
the hundreds of false ID cards and other documents recovered was a driver’s
license belonging to Mickey Mouse, the beloved Disney character. The Washington
state license says Mickey was born in 1928, lives on Disneyland Drive in
Anaheim, Calif., is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 110 pounds. He’s also an organ
donor.
According
to the station, on July 3 a resident of a condominium complex in Bellevue
contacted a construction firm in the area to alert the company that signs had
been stolen from a work site. The company then contacted police.
The
investigation led police to three people, who were arrested on outstanding
warrants. A fourth person was arrested after admitting to stealing the signs,
investigators said, according to KIRO-TV.
Fake ID
cards were found on one of the suspects, and police obtained a warrant for a
search, which yielded 39 false ID cards and drivers' licenses, 67 fraudulent
credit cards, 28 various false government ID cards, seven false Social Security
cards and several hundred forged checks.
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