Theft
January 25, 2012
Parolee arrested in theft from 104-year-old coast man
The son of a 104-year-old Little River man's care giver was arrested Tuesday for allegedly charging thousands of dollars to the elderly man's credit card, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
A deputy was assigned to investigate the reported fraud and responded to the man's home in the 5000 block of Albion Little River Road at 3:20 p.m.. Friday.He learned that the victim, William Wesatfall, had a caretaker who managed his credit card, according to the MCSO...
LINK - UkiahDailyJournal.com
January 24, 2012
Testimony starts in grand theft trial of Westlake Village parolee
Testimony began Monday in the trial of a parolee on charges he stole thousands of dollars from a woman.
Prosecutors allege Daniel R. Coffman, 57, convinced the woman his wife froze his assets and that he needed to pay an attorney to free up his account, which had $700,000, including money to run his Agoura Hills business....
LINK - VCStar.com
January 20, 2012
Parolee arrested for depositing stolen check
A parolee was arrested Wednesday after trying to pass a fraudulent check at a local bank, police said.
Jacinto Marquez, 31, entered Chase bank, 17599 Monterey Road, Saturday and tried to deposit an "obviously forged or altered" check, Morgan Hill police Sgt. Troy Hoefling said.
Marquez allegedly attempted to deposit the $550 check into his own account...
LINK - MorganHillTimes.com
