Lafayette Police Searching For Woman Who Stole $7K Using Identity Theft

The Lafayette Police Department and Lafayette Crime Stoppers are searching for a woman who allegedly stole someone's identity and has been using it to open accounts in various stores around town.

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According to Lafayette Police, they received a complaint from the AT&T store located in Lafayette at 2429 West Congress Street on April 15th. She used the victim's identity to open an account at the store. Following that, the suspect then proceeded to make several other unauthorized transactions at other stores.

The suspect made purchases at Home Depot in Lafayette, 3721 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, as well as Best Buy, 5627 Johnston Street. Lafayette Police say in total the value of theft is close to $7,000.

Authorities are asking for help identifying the individual and to please call Lafayette Crime Stoppers at (337) 232-TIPS (8477). All callers remain anonymous.

Lafayette Crime Stoppers and the Lafayette Police Department needs your help in identifying the pictured female who is involved in an identity theft complaint reported at AT&T (2429 West Congress Street) on 04/15/2024. The female suspect utilized the victim's identity information to open an AT&T account as well as make other unauthorized transactions at Home Depot (3721 Ambassador Caffery Parkway) and Best Buy (5627 Johnston Street). The total value of the theft is reported as $6,889.87.

If you know who this person is, please call Lafayette Crime Stoppers at (337) 232-TIPS (8477) or by downloading the P3 TIPS Mobile App or by dialing **TIPS (**8477) on your mobile device. All callers remain anonymous.