VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A Chino Police Department investigation into identity theft and check fraud at a Wells Fargo bank led detectives to a Victorville residence, where they uncovered what authorities described as a sophisticated criminal operation responsible for manufacturing counterfeit identification documents and passing fraudulent and stolen checks.
According to a written statement from the Chino Police Department, detectives arrested one suspect during a traffic stop before serving a search warrant at the Victorville residence, where a second suspect was taken into custody.
During the search of the residence, detectives discovered what they described as an extensive identity theft operation. According to the department, investigators seized more than 2,000 checks, approximately 150 counterfeit driver’s licenses and military identification cards, and more than 110 credit cards, along with copier machines, laminating equipment, computers, cell phones and ledgers containing victims’ personal identifying information…