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written in a journal about the victim. <br /> <br />The case was submitted, and he was charged with GM Harassment, 5th Degree <br />Assault, and Disorderly Conduct. <br /> <br />Theft by Swindle <br /> <br />Mounds View Officers were called to the 2800 block of Mounds View Blvd for a Fraud <br />Report. The suspect came into the store and made several purchases totaling $1,126. <br /> <br />Inv. Erickson utilized surveillance footage to determine a suspect vehicle and trace the <br />identity of the suspect through people with relation to the suspect. Inv Erickson <br />determined the suspect had numerous previous felony theft by swindle convictions and <br />his identity matched the suspect on surveillance footage. <br /> <br />Inv. Erickson determined an address for the suspect in Minneapolis. Inv. Erickson <br />spoke with the suspect who denied it being him, despite the surveillance footage <br />matching his identity. <br /> <br />The case was submitted to the county attorney to be reviewed for charges. <br /> <br />Mail Theft <br /> <br />Mounds View Officers received a report of theft of mail from a mailbox. At the time, <br />there was no suspect information. Several days later, St Paul PD stopped a vehicle and <br />located numerous pieces of mail some from Mounds View. The case was turned over <br />to Investigator Erickson. The suspect and his girlfriend were interviewed and stated that <br />they were in Mounds View at the time and admitted to stealing numerous pieces of mail. <br />The case has been submitted to the county attorney and is pending charges of mail <br />theft. <br /> <br />Fraud Scam <br /> <br />Inv. Erickson is investigating a case where the victim was scammed out of $330,000. <br />The scammer led the victim to believe he was family and needed money to open an oil <br />company in California. He convinced the victim to pay him over $330,000. The victim <br />cleared out her 401K and took out a 2nd mortgage to pay the suspect. <br /> <br />Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult <br /> <br />Investigator Erickson received a report on alleged financial exploitation of a vulnerable <br />adult. The vulnerable adult lives in a memory care facility and it had been discovered <br />that all funds in the victim’s checking and savings account had been depleted to the <br />point of not being able to pay for her living. Through the investigation, more than <br />$71,000 has been drained out of the victim’s account. The suspect is the victim’s <br />adopted daughter that holds conservatorship over the victim’s finances. <br />Investigator Erickson served several search warrants for bank records and statements <br />showing numerous transactions by the defendant using the victim’s account. <br />Investigator Erickson interviewed the defendant who eventually admitted to using all the <br />money because she fell victim to a scam where she fell in love with someone online <br />who she believed was a member of the military and she was sending thousands of <br />dollars to him. <br /> <br />After the full investigation, the defendant was charged with three counts of financial