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Woman Used Fake ID to Buy $14,000 Watch, Police Say

Columbia police investigators are looking for a woman accused of identity theft. 

Surveillance Photos of Identity Theft Suspect  

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Columbia police investigators are looking for a woman accused of identity theft.

Investigators say they believe the woman stole financial information, a social security information and other personal information to open a bank account with a $23,000 credit line. In another incident, police say she used a fake Virginia driver's license to purchase a $14,000 watch at a jewelry store.

The woman is described as a white female, last seen wearing a long gray sweater, blue jeans and dark shoes. She has short red hair and a tattoo of some sort on the right side of her neck.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers in any of the following ways:

  • Call 888-CRIME-SC.
  • TEXT to CRIMES (274637), and mark the beginning of the message with “TIPSC” followed by the tip information.
  • LOG onto www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a Tip” tab.

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