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41 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, January 27, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend June 26, 2003 Three face charges in rash of identity theft, fraud cases Investigators from several Southern Oregon counties have cracked a ring of thieves who stole people’s identification to fraudulently buy goods they then sold or traded for drugs. Detectives from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and Medford Police Department arrested three people Wednesday who were believed to be connected to the crimes. Brian James Parke II and Alice May Parke, both 23 and of the 7700 block of Division Road, White City, will face multiple theft, burglary and identity theft charges, as will Robert Russell Paul Dodd, 20, of the 8300 block of Barbur Street, White City, sheriff’s deputies said. Investigators have identified other suspects. Investigators linked the three arrested to a series of residential burglaries and vehicle break-ins in the White City area over the past several months, sheriff’s detective Colin Fagan said. The thieves took wallets and purses with identification inside. They even entered occupied homes. Advertisement They used drivers’ licenses as identification, wrote checks on the victims’ accounts, applied for credit and bought merchandise from businesses in Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lane counties. They also sold stolen property and traded property for drugs, Fagan said. Multiple police agencies in all of the counties helped investigate, the sheriff’s office said. A large amount of stolen property was recovered and much of it returned to the proper owners. Police hope to find more stolen goods and want the public’s help. Anyone who bought potentially stolen items can call Fagan at 541-774-6815. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers