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Yahoo
13-05-2025
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Internationally wanted man found with 130 credit cards in Porter County
PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — An internationally wanted man was charged with several counts related to fraud after he was arrested Saturday in Porter County. Just after 2 p.m. a DEA agent was parked near mile marker 36 on I-90 when he observed a vehicle with dark window tint following a semi-truck 'dangerously' close. The driver, later identified as Anatolie Cataraga, 41, of Philadelphia, was pulled over around mile marker 40 and gave the agent a false name, according to court documents. Cataraga said he spoke Russian and the agent communicated with him using a translator device. The agent noticed 'unusual wear and tear' near the central air vent during a search, according to documents. Internationally wanted man found with 130 credit cards in Porter County The agent removed the vent and observed a black satchel inside of it. The satchel contained 130 cards, described as 'poor quality credit cards,' and a wallet containing three passports, one from Romania and two from Moldova. There was matching government ID's with Cataraga's face on them and multiple skimming devices were located as well, court documents allege. A Porter County detective went to the Hobart Police Department that evening to interview Cataraga. A Hobart detective told the responding detective that Cataraga had an active warrant out of Moldova by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). The Porter County detective scanned each bank card and found that none of them matched information to what was on the physical card. The detective noted in a court document that four digit codes were placed on the back of each card. Authorities allege Cataraga was using skimming devices and then re-coding the cards with stolen information. He was charged with four counts of fraud, identity deception and unlawful sale or possession of a transaction manipulation device. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
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2 suspects arrested in carjacking incident near Merrillville
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – Two men were arrested Friday for carjacking a vehicle near Merrillville, Indiana. Indiana State Police said dispatch received reports of a vehicle driving recklessly on I-65 while traveling southbound from I-80/94. The vehicle reportedly had been driving from the left shoulder to the right shoulder at a high rate of speed and almost hit several vehicles while doing so. As troopers were sent out to find the vehicle, described as a silver Honda, they were notified the vehicle crashed near the ramp to U.S. 30. After the crash, the two people inside the Honda got out of the vehicle and starting running up to other vehicles that had stopped for the crash, according to investigators. Two dead in Merrillville gas station shooting ID'd Police said the suspects reportedly carjacked a black Acura while armed with a knife and physically assaulted the driver. They then drove off in the Acura, heading westbound on U.S. 30. Officers with the Merrillville Police Department, Hobart Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff's Department were also sent to the area and found the Acura abandoned in the 7900 block of Rhode Island Street in Merrillville. Investigators noticed footprints in the snow and called in a K-9 unit to help track the suspects. While searching for the suspects, dispatch received a call from the Merrillville Fire Department saying two men walked into the fire station on West 73rd Avenue and said they had been robbed, according to authorities. Police said the descriptions of the two men at the fire station matched the descriptions of the two suspects who carjacked the Acura. Officers then went to the fire department and took the two men into custody. The suspects have since been identified as 26-year-old Cain Knaus of Walshville, Illinois, and 34-year-old Stephanie Raices (aka Victor Zarate) of Chicago and the Bronx, New York. Authorities added Knaus had an active warrant for a parole violation through the Illinois Department of Corrections. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Both suspects were taken to the Lake County Jail and have been charged with the following: Armed Robbery- Level 3 Felony Robbery- Level 5 Felony Auto Theft- Level 6 Felony Battery- Class B Misdemeanor Leaving the Scene of a Crash- Class B Misdemeanor Reckless Driving- Class C Misdemeanor Authorities said they are still trying to determine who was driving the Honda at the time of the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
