“…The man’s credit-card company had alerted him that someone using his card had booked a room there…”
“…Police say the search turned up cell phones, lap top computers, computer hard drives, iPod touches, electronic storage devices, magnetic card readers, routers, hotspots and computer peripherals…”
Police have arrested two men and say a search has turned up evidence that there may be more victims of identity theft. Police say they have yet to determine how many vicitms there might be.
Just after noon on Tuesday, East Precinct patrol officers met a man in the lobby of the Silver Cloud Hotel in the 1100 block of Broadway. Officers went to the room and found two men.
In the room, they saw several cell phones, laptops, a WiFi hotspot, router and papers with credit-card numbers.
Detectives with the fraud, forgery and financial explotation unit got a warrant to search the room and the suspects’ vehicle.
For more:Â http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-cops-may-have-busted-identity-theft-ring-2239352.php
