Two men have been arrested and face numerous fraud-related charges in separate incidents at Windsor financial institutions after allegedly attempting to use false identification to open bank accounts.
First Incident: Tecumseh Road East
On June 15, around 10 a.m., Windsor police responded to a fraud in progress at a bank in the 3700 block of Tecumseh Road East. According to authorities, a man attempted to open a bank account using fraudulent identification documents, including a passport and permanent resident card. When bank employees identified the documents as fake, the suspect fled the area. However, officers located the man a short distance away and arrested him following a foot chase.
A 35-year-old man was charged with fraud under $5,000, uttering a forged document, possession of identity documents belonging to another person, uttering a forged passport, possession of a forged passport, and failure to comply with a release order.
Second Incident: Dougall Avenue
The second incident occurred about an hour later at a bank in the 3800 block of Dougall Avenue. Officers arrested a suspect at the scene and seized a passport and two fake permanent resident cards.
A 26-year-old man has been charged with fraud under $5,000, uttering forged documents, possession of identity documents belonging to another person, uttering a forged passport, and causing a person to act on a forged passport.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Service financial crimes unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330 or contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.
