LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Two Florida men linked to the “Felony Lane Gang” were arrested in connection with a string of thefts across Virginia and Maryland, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO).
Police said Rickie Noel, 21, and Freddrick Holmes, 28, both of Fort Lauderdale, Fl., were arrested for their alleged involvement in the Florida-based “Felony Lane Gang.” Noel was arrested in Florida on May 2, while Holmes was arrested in Wisconsin on May 26.
As part of this notorious group, members travel across the country stealing identities and checkbooks from unattended cars before cashing fraudulent checks at bank drive-throughs, according to officials.
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It all started on March 6, when a fraudulent check was cashed at a bank in Sterling using stolen identification, according to LCSO. Then, on April 19, three vehicles were broken into at a farm in Leesburg, in which various items were reported stolen…