Police: Woman Steals ID Of Westchester Resident To Make $1.5K In Purchases

A Long Island woman who made nearly $1,500 in fraudulent charges after stealing the identity of a Northern Westchester woman has been charged with identity theft, police say.

A Long Island woman who made nearly $1,500 in fraudulent charges in Northern Westchester has been charged with identity theft, police say.
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Valerie Musson

09/11/2019 10:13 a.m.

Yorktown Police say Stephanie Fletcher, 35, of West Hempstead turned herself into police headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

According to police, a Yorktown resident reported noticing multiple fraudulent charges on her Wells Fargo Debit Card on Nov. 15, 2018.

Further investigation revealed that Fletcher fraudulently used the card to make purchases totaling $1,459.23 between July and Nov. of 2018, police say.

Fletcher was charged with second-degree identity theft, a Class E felony, and released on her own recognizance. She is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Court on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

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