Fresno Auto Shop Tied To Identify Theft Operation

KVPR | By Joe Moore

Published January 14, 2016 at 7:50 PM PST

Fresno Police say Monkey Wrench Tire and Wheel customers may have been the victim of identity theft.

Fresno police say a local auto shop is connected with at least eight cases of identity theft. On Tuesday officers served a search warrant at Monkey Wrench Tire and Wheel on Clovis Avenue and found evidence of credit card fraud. Lorenzo Lopez Jr. has been charged with seven felony counts of identity theft in connection with the case. Police allege that Lopez used personal information of customers to establish credit and make fraudulent purchases. Police say others customers of the shop may also have been victims, and urge them to call police at 621-6320.

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