Alpharetta Man's Bank Gives $15,000 of His Money to Identity Thief

An Alpharetta man said his bank has handed out $15,000 in cash to an identity thief. Across town, an Alpharetta woman's identity has been fraudulently used to rack up more than $25,000 in credit card debt in her name.

The Alpharetta man  on Feb. 18 reported to Alpharetta Police that someone went to several Suntrust bank branches two days earlier and made four withdrawals from his account totaling $15,000. According to the incident report, the man said bank security told him the suspect presented an identification card with his driver's license information to make the withdrawals.

Alpharetta Woman's Credit Hit for $25,000 by Identity Thief

More than $25,000 has been spent by someone using credit cards issued fraudulently in an Alpharetta woman's name. This is the second time in a year her identity has been stolen.

The local woman told Alpharetta Police on Feb. 18 that once again her personal information–name, birth date, Social Security number, home address–have been used to obtain several credit cards. A year ago she made a similar report to Alpharetta Police, and has been checking her credit reports ever since.

On Nov. 9, 2010, the woman said she received an e-mail from Saks First Fraud Department advising her of possible fraudulent transactions on her account. She contacted that department and found more than $10,000 in fraud had been committed.

Since then a Macy's/Bloomingdale's account has had $2,182 in charges and a Home Depot account $10,861 in charges. And she learned an AT&T phone number was fraudulently obtained with $1,500 in charges.

Alpharetta Police Taser Suspect Who Flees in Mall

A Covington man who tried to run after being caught allegedly buying store gift cards with a fraudulent credit card came to a stop when he was Tasered.

A Macy's Loss Prevention officer reported to Alpharetta Police on Feb. 18 that a man was trying to buy three Macy's gift cards with fraudulent credit cards. The officer saw the suspect enter the story and purchase three $100 gift cards with a value of $400. During the transaction, the man told the cashier that he could not remember the debit card's pin number and to run it as credit.

The suspect exited the store, but was found by police inside North Point Mall. When asked for identification, the suspect presented a Georgia driver's license that was not on file with the state. He ran when police asked for the fraudulent card used to purchase the gift cards in Macy's. Alpharetta Police caught up to the suspect in the back of the Sears store and Tasered him.

Anthey Antonia Brown, 38, of Covington, was arrested and cited for first degree forgery, four counts of financial transaction card forgery and resisting arrest.