The Dalton Police Department is searching for a female suspect who allegedly used stolen bank account information and a fake ID to steal $7,500 from a Florida woman’s bank account in early November, according to a city news release.
A woman from Palm Harbor, Florida, contacted the Dalton Police Department after she found out that $7,500 had been withdrawn from her savings account at two Regions Bank locations in the city. Investigators determined that the suspect withdrew the money from the victim’s accounts, first in a $3,500 withdrawal from the West Walnut Avenue location and then a second $4,000 withdrawal from the East Walnut Avenue location. Bank employees told police the suspect had a fake Florida ID with the victim’s name and information on it and was able to answer several security questions from the victim’s account to complete the transactions.
This image from surveillance footage at a Regions bank in Dalton, Georgia, shows a woman who allegedly used a fake ID to steal from a Florida woman’s bank account in November 2021. / Photo provided by the City of DaltonThe suspect was recorded on surveillance cameras at local bank branches wearing a gray, zippered hoodie under a tan jacket with blue jeans, according to the news release. She is Black with shoulder-length dark hair and was traveling as a passenger in a white, four-door Toyota Camry.
Anyone with any information about the identity of the suspect or the incident is encouraged to contact Detective Charles Williams at 706-278-9085, extension 9-280.
– Compiled by Kim Sebring
This image from surveillance footage at a Regions bank in Dalton, Georgia, shows a car which was allegedly involved in the use of a fake ID to steal from a Florida woman’s bank account in November 2021. / Photo provided by the City of Dalton