Victim Captures Identity Thief

[Dubh Aingeal]

Karen Lodrick was entering her sixth month of hell dealing with the repercussions of having her identity stolen and used to loot her accounts. But while she was waiting for a beverage, there standing in line was the woman who appeared on Wells Fargo security video emptying her accounts. What followed was a 45 minute chase through San Francisco streets that ended with the thief being taken into custody by police.

[Sybil]

What are the chances of THAT!?

Scary Guy, what are the statistics????

(you are good with stats, yes?)

Good for her catching the woman..

I am sick of hearing these things.

[Sybil]

Ya know what they say?

The Devil wears Prada.

[Scary Guy]

What are the chances of THAT!?

Scary Guy, what are the statistics????

(you are good with stats, yes?)

Good for her catching the woman..

I am sick of hearing these things.

I suck at math but I will try (97% of statistics are inaccurate anyhow, including this one, so it's easy to do because I guestimate a lot of it). Thanks for the compliment anyhow and I will try to analyze it for you.

First you have the actual theft of identity, which if the thief was smart she would have gone a distance to steal it from someplace she doesn't visit often, like another county or state. The crime was probably one of opportunity meaning she lived close to the victim. Next she was wearing the same coat and should have known there would be security cameras in the bank. When doing that she should have worn throw away clothes and gone to a colder climate where no one would notice the hoodie she was wearing as out of place (also she should have worn a hoodie). Finally it takes the victims willingness to correct what was wronged. When you back someone into a corner and call them out they could do anything including pull a knife or a gun. Though it's true women are less likely to do this (unless it's a crime of passion usually) it's still a possibility. Taking all these things into account I'd say it's actually a fairly high chance that this was going to happen eventually.

I just read the article after writing that and read "The woman knew where she lived -- Lodrick felt unsafe. What Lodrick didn't know is that they were neighbors, living only three blocks apart." I like being right.

[Destroit]

Yeah the fuck right, that's crazy. Especially in a place like San Fran, where there's so many people, the odds are pretty fucking slim to none. I woulda beat her ass, yeah I'm aggressive I guess, but seriously dude. I would have got a few good swings on her before police caught her. Most likely putting me in jail, but ya know. I do what I gots to lol. Nobody touches my monies, except the goverment, the damn bullies...

[know_buddy_kares]

Yeah the fuck right, that's crazy. Especially in a place like San Fran, where there's so many people, the odds are pretty fucking slim to none. I woulda beat her ass, yeah I'm aggressive I guess, but seriously dude. I would have got a few good swings on her before police caught her. Most likely putting me in jail, but ya know. I do what I gots to lol. Nobody touches my monies, except the goverment, the damn bullies...

Agreed, I hope she was able to kick the fucking shit out of her theif! It would probably be all cool like and shit.

[TrixieGothGirl]

Ya know what they say?

The Devil wears Prada.

It gives new meaning to the term "The Devil wears Prada".

It is pretty patheic that the woman got probation when she was already on probation for another crime. Identity Theft is a crime that they need to get tougher on. It's very scary that it can happen to anyone.

[Scary Guy]

It's very scary that it can happen to anyone.

I think it's even more scary that you don't have to be all that bright to commit the crime.

[know_buddy_kares]

I think it's even more scary that you don't have to be all that bright to commit the crime.

True, anyone can commit crimes, but only the dumb ones get caught!

[Sybil]

I suck at math but I will try (97% of statistics are inaccurate anyhow, including this one, so it's easy to do because I guestimate a lot of it). Thanks for the compliment anyhow and I will try to analyze it for you.

First you have the actual theft of identity, which if the thief was smart she would have gone a distance to steal it from someplace she doesn't visit often, like another county or state. The crime was probably one of opportunity meaning she lived close to the victim. Next she was wearing the same coat and should have known there would be security cameras in the bank. When doing that she should have worn throw away clothes and gone to a colder climate where no one would notice the hoodie she was wearing as out of place (also she should have worn a hoodie). Finally it takes the victims willingness to correct what was wronged. When you back someone into a corner and call them out they could do anything including pull a knife or a gun. Though it's true women are less likely to do this (unless it's a crime of passion usually) it's still a possibility. Taking all these things into account I'd say it's actually a fairly high chance that this was going to happen eventually.

I just read the article after writing that and read "The woman knew where she lived -- Lodrick felt unsafe. What Lodrick didn't know is that they were neighbors, living only three blocks apart." I like being right.

Good Job!!!

(i knew you could do it. and i like the way you descibed that... i am not "for" crime but i would have done things different if i were.. kinda like you described.)

haha

**thumbs up**

[Scary Guy]

True, anyone can commit crimes, but only the dumb ones get caught!

Well anyone can commit a crime if they have the mental capacity to do so. It takes a degree of skill to pull some off.

Like the one I saw of a guy who robbed a bank and hid inside the safe. Put his tools in the ceiling and hid between the safety deposit cabinets in a corner that was deadspace. Then looted each one, drilled out the locks, and put everything back so no one would notice (didn't look like anything was tampered with) till they tried to put the key in and the locks fell out. Sure he did get caught eventually but it took real brains to come up with that plan.