Port Moody Police busted an identity theft operation in Surrey after arresting a woman on an outstanding warrant earlier this month.
When officers executed a search warrant at her Surrey home on Jan. 10, they located a commercial-grade identification card printer, several laptop computers and hundreds of pieces of personal documentation in a variety of people's names, including bank and credit card statements. They also found multiple pieces of stolen identification, including Care Cards, drivers' licences from several cities and passports.
A sawed-off shotgun was also seized, along with high-quality forged ID that had the picture of the suspect but incorrect personal information and a significant amount of cheque stock and blank ID cards.
Port Moody Police believe many of the stolen items were taken out of mailboxes or in thefts from vehicles.
Charges have not yet been approved and the matter is still under investigation.
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