Peoria Cops Seeks Suspected Scammers

Calling all cars: Be on the lookout for a peacoat-wearing mom-type in glasses and a smiley, plump girl.This pair may not be Public Enemy #1 and 2, but they're accused of the type of crime that probably makes their victims want to commit aggravated assault. According to Peoria PD, these two began...
By Ray SternFebruary 2, 2009
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Calling all cars: Be on the lookout for a peacoat-wearing mom-type in glasses and a smiley, plump girl.
This pair may not be Public Enemy #1 and 2, but they’re accused of the type of crime that probably makes their victims want to commit aggravated assault. According to Peoria PD, these two began an attempted check-cashing and successful gift-card-buying spree based on the personal identification stolen in a vehicle burglary.

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Ray Stern is the former news editor of Phoenix New Times. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Arizona for more than two decades. He’s won numerous awards for his reporting, including the Arizona Press Club’s Don Bolles Award for Investigative Journalism.

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