DENVER – An investigation of a drug operation led police to an identity theft ring the suspects allegedly used to finance purchases of methamphetamines.
Six suspects were charged by a state grand jury with stealing credit card numbers and other information from people and businesses to create fraudulent IDs and checks on Bellco CU, Horizons’ North CU and TCF Bank.
Members of the ring stole personal and financial information from mail boxes and cars, according to police. They used that information to create fraudulent checks and identification.
Police seized drivers' licenses, identification cards, Social Security cards, debit/credit cards, blank credit union and bank checks, and blank personal checks in a raid last week. Police also seized a computer they think was used to make false documents.
Several other areas businesses also were victimized by the ring, including American Furniture Warehouse, Best Buy, King Soopers, Home Depot, Medved Chevrolet, Big Lots and Pizza Hut.
