Man Immediately Identified After Police Post Tweet of Him Posing by Car He Purchased With Fake ID
On 5/12/21 at 2:50 PM EDT
A man was immediately identified after police shared on social media a photo that showed him posing with the car that he had purchased with a stolen identity.
Detectives with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department took to Twitter and a popular metro-area Facebook group on Tuesday to ask the public s help in naming the suspect.
Police said they were following up on an identity theft case from last summer, when the suspect allegedly used a stolen ID to purchase a $58,000 Ford Explorer on July 23.
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KCPD: Man used stolen ID to purchase a $58k SUV, then posed for a photo at the dealership
Police asked for help in the Stolen KC Facebook Group to identify the man Share Updated: 6:49 PM CDT May 11, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff
KCPD: Man used stolen ID to purchase a $58k SUV, then posed for a photo at the dealership
Police asked for help in the Stolen KC Facebook Group to identify the man Share Updated: 6:49 PM CDT May 11, 2021
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Show Transcript NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE GRADUATING FROM JC HARMON HIGH SCHOOL. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE MAN WHO USED A STOLEN ID TO PURCHASE A 58,000 FORD EXPLORER. THIS HAPPENED AT THOROUGHBRED FORD IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI LAST YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE THE MAN POSED FOR A PHOTO THERE AT THE DEALERSHIP TURNS OUT THE MAN WAS ALREADY IN CUSTODY IN KANSAS ON A SEPARATE CHARGE INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY WILL FOLLOW UP WITH PROSECU
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