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HE DIDN’T APPROVE THIS LOAN.
The Victim: R.A. Stevens
The Crime: Investigation of fraud
Date: Friday, Sept. 20
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: 2900 block of Poinsettia
R.A. Stevens was surprised by the phone call. Someone had been trying to apply for a loan in his name. Luckily, Stevens put a stop to the unauthorized efforts before the loan could go through and possibly damage his credit as well as bring on other financial hassles.
“They stole my identity and tried to take out some loans,” he says of the incident.
The criminal effort against Stevens, who is elderly, is nothing new. Identity theft is common and growing, as is crime against the elderly. According to the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): “America’s growing senior population is uniquely vulnerable to a broad range of
