Suspects who stole San Carlos man's identity arrested
By Astrid Casimire
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SAN CARLOS, Calif. - Deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office arrested two suspects Tuesday in connection with an identity theft case involving over $200,000 of fraudulent purchases.
Patrol deputies and detectives from the Sheriff's Office Crime Suppression Unit executed a search warrant at a fraudulently rented apartment in San Jose and arrested 32-year-old Jamie Wise. That same day, deputies arrested 37-year-old San Jose resident Alexander Rivas at a different location in San Jose.
Upon searching the apartment and two fraudulently purchased vehicles, deputies found an identity theft lab with electronics, victim IDs and a stash of stolen mail from multiple Bay Area counties.