A Pontiac man was arrested on a charge of retail fraud in connection with the theft of socket sets from the Lowe's at 1801 Telegraph.
Alfred Durell Windmon, 51, was arraigned in 48th District Court with a $5,000 cash bond set.
Police responded to the Lowe's on Jan. 17 on a retail fraud complaint. A loss prevention officer told police that a man was seen on video stealing the socket sets valued at more than $100 from the store. The suspect fled but was located later in a Home Depot store in Pontiac where he was arrested,
ID thefts: On Jan. 14 poilce took a report about an identity theft. The victim received a collection notice about a past-due Comcast account. The victim contacted the collection agency and learned that his name was used to open a Comcast account at an address on the 16000 block of Winthrop in Detroit.
Also on Jan. 14, police took a report from a person whose Social Security information was compromised in August, 2015. The victim recently was notified that his name and SS number had been used to open five credit card accounts.
The matters are being investigated.
Retail fraud: Police responded to the CVS at 42934 Woodward on Jan.17 on a repot that two persons stole four blood pressure monitors valued at over $300 in all. The thieves fled the store in a dark-colored Ford Focus.
Tax tip
Tax season is upon us, and over the past few yeas the Bloomfield Township Police have taken hundreds of reports about fraudulent tax returns. Police advise residents to file as early as possible. Early filing reduces the risk of would-be identity thieves from filing taxes in your name.
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