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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
New Mexico man accused of shooting at Odessan
May 28—A New Mexico man was booked into the Ector County jail Monday, hours after being accused of shooting at a motorist on Grandview Avenue. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a Kent Kwik around 7:30 p.m. Sunday about a shooting. When they arrived, the owner of a Ford Mustang said he'd been driving on East 42nd Street when a Dodge Ram pickup truck began following him closely and nearly hit him. The Mustang owner said when he turned onto northbound Grandview Avenue, the Dodge Ram cut him off, forcing him to change lanes in order to avoid being hit, the report stated. The Mustang owner said he rolled down his window to ask the other driver what was going on. The police report redacted what the other driver said in response, but the Mustang owner said the man began reaching around inside his vehicle and he feared he was reaching for a gun. According to the report, the Mustang owner turned around on Grandview to head southbound and then hear a large noise on the driver's side of his car. He pulled over and found a bullet hole in his car. Other witnesses confirmed the Mustang owner's story and the fact the truck had New Mexico plates, the report stated. A FLOCK camera identified the license plates belonging to the pickup and then traced the pickup to Raymundo Daniel Lewis. A warrant was issued and Lewis was booked into the jail hours later on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released after posting a $15,000 surety bond.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
Student dupes US couple, routes money to A'bad through angadia
1 2 3 4 Ahmedabad: The arrest of a 25-year-old youth from Gujarat in the US has uncovered a startling transnational money trail. The student, held for duping an elderly couple from Michigan couple of $50,000, is believed to have routed the stolen amount to India through angadia (courier) and forex companies based in Ahmedabad. Investigators believe this scheme could run far deeper, pointing to a disturbing new trend where young Indians, many on student visas, are being used as the new foot soldiers in global fraud operations. "With increasing scrutiny back home, these operatives from Gujarat have begun orchestrating similar cons directly from within the US, often using Indian students whom they either lure with incentives or threaten into joining their schemes," said authorities in the know. "These operatives and firms, many of whom previously ran illegal call centres in Gujarat to target and defraud US citizens, are using these students as mules. The stolen cash is allegedly transferred to India through informal hawala channels, often using angadia firms. Some forex companies in Ahmedabad are also under the scanner," said an official here close to the development. According to the police of Shelby Township in Michigan, the 25-year-old suspect, residing illegally in the Toledo area of Ohio, contacted the elderly couple through email on April 5, 2025. He informed them that they had pending fraudulent charges related to child pornography on their credit card. Posing as an agent of the US Treasury Department, he convinced the couple to withdraw $50,000 in cash and place it in a box, which he would collect personally. Two days later, the suspect rented a car, drove to their residence, and collected the box of cash. He instructed the couple not to inform anyone about the transaction. The suspect was tracked by US officials using surveillance data from the FLOCK camera system, e-mail trails and phone and transport data. They identified the youth as the one who picked up the cash. The accused from North Gujarat, was arrested in April and is currently under federal investigation for similar frauds targeting senior citizens. The student, enrolled in a top Gandhinagar university, had travelled to Ontario in 2023 under a student exchange programme, said officials. He later illegally entered the US. While investigators tracked him down, they uncovered a disturbing twist: he had already sent the money to India, and some operatives in Ahmedabad are believed to have received the funds. Sources said that angadia firms are likely to have been used to facilitate the money transfer. The suspect was taken into custody in Toledo, Ohio, on April 30 and extradited to Michigan. He was arraigned on May 5 at the 41-A District Court, where his bond was set at $100,000 cash surety. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed a detainer on him. He faces two felony charges: one for false pretences involving amounts over $50,000 and another for larceny over $20,000.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested on suspicion of giving Longmont teen alcohol before sexually assaulting her
A 20-year-old Denver-area man has been arrested and accused of giving a Longmont teen alcohol before sexually assaulting her last month. Elquin Garcia Fajardo, who allegedly has used the alias 'Jonathan Garcia,' is charged of child sexual assault and second-degree contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Fajardo is currently in custody in lieu of a $500,000 bond and is set to next appear June 9 for a preliminary hearing. A booking photo was not immediately available. Around 12:29 a.m. April 2, Longmont police were notified of a 14-year-old who had been missing since 9:30 p.m. April 1. The teen's family told police they believed she could be with a man by the name of 'Johnathan Garcia' based on a message via Snapchat about picking her up, according to an arrest affidavit. The teen later got in contact with her family and she was found apparently 'under the influence of alcohol' and with a group of 'transient' people, according to the affidavit. Shortly after, she said she had been sexually assaulted, according to the affidavit. Police later learned through an interview with the teen that she had been talking over Snapchat with Fajardo and agreed to meet the evening of April 1. Fajardo reportedly picked her up from around the Sonic at 2339 Main St. in a red car, provided her with alcohol and drove in the area of Carr Park. While parked, she took puffs from what she thought was marijuana, according to the affidavit. The teen reported feeling like fainting, tired and dizzy when Fajardo reportedly sexually assaulted her in the car. She said someone called Fajardo using the teen's Snapchat account, according to the affidavit. Fajardo then reportedly drove the teen home and told her to get out of the car — when the teen said she didn't want to, Fajardo reportedly threatened to hit her, according to the affidavit. After being unable to get back into her home, the teen used an unhoused man's phone to call her mother, according to the affidavit. In the investigation, Longmont police used surveillance video from a housing area, traffic camera video and information from FLOCK cameras along roads; the Colorado state courts database; vehicle registration records; and law enforcement records resources called Accurint and Lumen to confirm Fajardo's identity and the apparent different locations of his red Chevy Camaro that night, according to the affidavit.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Puyallup credit-card skimming scam compromised 900+ cards, drained accounts
Fraud investigators looking into devices that steal credit- or debit-card information in Puyallup recently found that over 900 cards were compromised in a scheme police have tied to two men accused of stealing thousands of dollars from their victims. The alleged fraudsters are suspected to have targeted 7-Eleven convenience stores with devices known as credit-card skimmers, then used the data to make withdrawals at ATMS in March and April, according to charging documents filed Thursday in Pierce County Superior Court. One victim lost $15,500 over a month and another had $12,800 stolen. Documents don't describe where the skimming devices were placed. Prosecutors have charged a 53-year-old man and a 39-year-old man each with two counts of first-degree identity theft and two counts of first-degree theft. Puyallup police arrested the older man Tuesday while he was shopping on Meridian after detectives found he was associated with a vehicle identified in a separate credit-card skimming investigation. He was located with the help of the city's FLOCK license-plate readers. A plea of not guilty to the charges was entered on his behalf at arraignment Thursday. Court Commissioner Barbara McInvaille ordered him held at Pierce County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. That defendant's criminal history includes convictions in Romania and Hungary. According to the probable cause document, he was fined for complicity to counterfeit documents in 2004 in Hungary, was convicted of fraud in 2006 in Romania and was convicted for smuggling migrants in 2010 in Romania. The younger man has not yet been arrested, according to court records. He was reportedly encountered by Canadian law enforcement in October while with a 'known smuggler' attempting to enter the United States illegally. Detectives began investigating the case in March when they were contacted by a fraud investigator from BECU, according to the probable cause document. The investigator's team was compiling surveillance footage of suspects completing ATM withdrawals with cards believed to have been compromised at area 7-Eleven locations. Images of the suspects were sent to a nationwide email distribution list that specializes in those types of investigations. Detectives were contacted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection about the suspects. The U.S. Secret Service also reportedly contacted detectives about the older suspect more recently using a different last name. This helped police connect him to a separate fraud investigation in Puyallup where officers found he was renting a black Nissan Rogue. Officers placed an alert for the vehicle on the city's FLOCK database, and a camera captured the vehicle Tuesday traveling on Meridian. Credit-card skimmers can be found at fuel pumps, ATMs and other point-of-sale terminals, according to the FBI. Some are installed within the terminal, and others fit over the card reader. In some cases, customers' PIN numbers are recorded through pinhole cameras or keylogging keypad overlays. The devices store customer information to be downloaded or wirelessly transferred later. The data is then used to create fake payment cards to make unauthorized purchases or steal from an account. When the older suspect was arrested, police searched his vehicle and found a visa gift card. A police officer wrote in a report that these types of cards with magnetic strips can easily be programmed. According to the probable cause document, the man asked police during his arrest how they caught him. 'I explained we knew what car he was driving,' a police officer wrote in a report. 'He again inquired, 'How?' I replied, 'Police work.' He seemed impressed and said, 'Good work …''
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Chase leads to stolen truck crashing into Centennial Airport building
DENVER (KDVR) — A stolen truck being pursued by Douglas County Sheriff's deputies crashed into a building at Centennial Airport on Wednesday night. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says a FLOCK camera alerted them of the stolen truck at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. The driver failed to stop and took off, and deputies began to pursue the vehicle along I-25, heading east on E-470. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The truck exited at Peoria Street and continued to County Line Road until it entered the Centennial Airport property. The driver then lost control of the truck and crashed into a building that is used as a hangar and a pilot's lounge. The driver was taken into custody and is facing charges for eluding deputies, theft and outstanding drug charges. One passenger was also arrested on an outstanding warrant. A third passenger was issued a summons for drug paraphernalia possession. The airport remains open, and operations aren't impacted by the crash. This case is still under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
