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Identity thief gets it

By zzyzzx   Follow   Thu, 19 Jul 2012, 11:15am   404 views   5 comments
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http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Police-ID-theft-suspect-runs-into-victim-at-bank-3711103.php

Police: ID theft runs into victim at bank

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Police say an Oregon man tried to cash a check from another man's account, only to run into his victim at the bank.

Medford police arrested 37-year-old Matthew Frombach on Saturday after the victim's friend chased him down and tackled him outside the bank.

Police say the 28-year-old victim noticed three forged checks worth $700 had been cashed on his account and went to his bank to discuss it. While he was there, police say Frombach showed up and tried to cash a fourth fraudulent check.

Before authorities arrived, police say Frombach tried to leave the bank and punched the suspect's friend in the face. The friend chased and tackled him as officers arrived.

The victim ordered new checks about two weeks ago, and police suspect they were stolen from the mail.

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1. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   1   12:41pm Thu 19 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Wow, talk about bad timing.

2. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 414 threads 4,124 comments Baltimore, MD

   2   6:32am Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   If It were me I'd be giving the thief a beatdown until I saw the cops.

3. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   3   6:57am Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   I'd at least give him a "noogie" or something...

4. leo707 Follow Befriend (12) 10 threads 3,516 comments Oakland, CA leo707's website Premium

   4   10:21am Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   It is always nice to hear a story with a fairy tail ending.

5. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,188 comments Premium

   5   12:14pm Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   A real fair tale ending would be the cops and buddy holding the twisted freak until the victim arrived to beat the perp to death while the cops and buddy held his arms behind his back.