My Everett News

This out today from financial crimes detectives with the police department in Everett, Washington. Financial Crimes Detectives wanted to make sure you were aware of the rise in Western Washington of “bluetooth overlay skimmers.” These skimmers are made to be placed atop Ingenico-brand card readers at store self-checkout lanes and are designed to steal both […]

This in from the Police Department in Everett, Washington today via social media. Our Financial Crimes Detectives have reported an increase in reports of “skimmer” devices. Skimmers are a fake credit card reading device placed over a legitimate card reader at ATM’s, gas pumps, and retail points of sale. Sometimes, a small camera may be […]

Word in today from the U. S. Attorney’s Office in Western Washington that a manager of a Call Center that operated using the names “Sound Solutions Group” and “Community Assistance Center” in Everett, Washington has entered a guilty plea to a conspiracy to defraud approximately 1,000 distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. You can see the charging […]

On Wednesday we passed along a report issued on December 28th, 2020 from the Washington State Auditor’s Office into the City’s handling of an investigation conducted in 2019 by the Everett Fire Department into allegations of fraud by an inspector in the Fire Marshal’s Office. The end result of the case is the inspector resigned […]

Today Everett Police provided an update on those who have been jailed after a three-county investigation into organized thefts from lockers and subsequent identity theft and fraud. Last year, Everett Police and numerous other law enforcement agencies throughout Snohomish, King and Skagit Counties investigated multiple cases involving thefts from fitness centers, gyms and recreation locations. […]

An identity theft victim even got a bill for a positive STD test the suspect paid for with a fraudulent credit card. Saying he had a vast amount of other people’s financial information and noting the tremendous effect on people’s lives when their identity is stolen, Everett District Court Judge Tam T. Bui on Wednesday […]

Got this request for the public’s help from from Everett PD earlier today. Credit Card Theft & Fraud Investigation – The Financial Crime Unit is currently investigating the theft and fraudulent use of multiple credit cards at Wal-Mart Stores in Snohomish County. The credit cards were taken from multiple vehicles at the Phil Johnson Ball […]

Back in 2013 Everett Police began looking into an identity theft case. The investigation expanded rapidly as detectives with the EPD Financial Crimes Unit began working with the Secret Service eventually identifying two dozen suspects, hundreds of victims and a loss totaling more than two hundred thousand dollars to individuals and businesses in and around […]

This afternoon detectives from the Everett Police Department booked Karey Ann Hinkson into the Snohomish County Jail for identity theft and and forgery. She had been convicted in a criminal trial earlier this month but failed to show up in court after a jury reached a guilty verdict. Here’s an update on her case from […]