Merced police arrested a man and woman, and are looking for another man, for allegedly stealing multiple identities, officers said Tuesday. Police have been investigating a “series of identity theft … Click to Continue »
Read More »He climbed into Merced homes and stole property as the residents slept, police say
A Merced man was in custody Thursday accused of burglarizing multiple homes, according to police. Police arrested 19-year-old Kobe Maynard about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, alleging the man was involved … Click to Continue »
Read More »He stole almost $7,000 in items from Merced Costco. Cops want help finding him
Merced police are looking for help to identify a man they say stole $ 6,999.90 worth of merchandise from Costco, officers said Tuesday. The man was caught in a surveillance photo … Click to Continue »
Read More »He entered the U.S. illegally, used fake IDs and stole checks. Here’s how he was caught.
A foreign national who eluded authorities using more than 40 aliases as he stole and cashed checks was arrested by Livingston police Friday. Felipe Alvarez, 51, was booked into Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »This man stole a security device in Atwater, police say. But, a camera did its job
Atwater police on Tuesday released photos of a man they said was stealing a motion-sensing security device that captured his photos. The security doorbell captured video footage at about 2 … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Los Banos man stole a car, police say. And this car technology helped catch him
With an assist from a remote car-security company, the Los Banos police arrested a man this week who was in the driver’s seat of a stolen car, according to officers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »MID says he stole water and owes $200k. But this board member says the water was his.
The Merced Irrigation District is accusing one of its own board members of stealing more than $ 200,000 worth of district water to irrigate his almond orchard. Staff with the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stockton man stole gear from fire crews headed to Detwiler Fire, officers say
At least some of the firefighting equipment stolen earlier this week from crews battling the Detwiler Fire has been recovered, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputies began looking … Click to Continue »
Read More »His neighbor’s Atwater home burned down. Then he stole their comic books, police say
A 27-year-old Atwater man is in jail for allegedly burglarizing a neighbor’s home after it burned. A fire reported last week began in a mother-in-law suite on Baker Court, where … Click to Continue »
Read More »Their father died on Saturday. The next day, someone stole his military memorabilia
About a day after a McSwain family began mourning their Vietnam veteran father, burglars stole military and personal memorabilia that carries sentimental value, the family said Monday. Lawrence Sarginson collapsed … Click to Continue »
Read More »IRS: Thieves Stole Personal Information of 100,000 Taxpayers
The IRS announced Tuesday that thieves stole the information of more than 100,000 taxpayers. In a statement, the IRS said criminals had prior access to taxpayers’ personal information, including social security numbers, that they used to then gain unauthorized access to the IRS’ "Get Transcript" system. According to the IRS, thieves attempted to access about …
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