Identity Theft

• Alberta business thwarts attempt to buy snowmobile with forged I.D.

  Using stolen or fake identification to make big ticket purchases isn't a new scam, but it appears to work often enough to keep businesses on their toes and investigators busy.

  Crime

  Jan 2
  
• Pembina Trails details information stolen in 2024 cyber attack

  The Pembina Trails School Division has compiled a list of the information compromised in a 2024 data breach.

  Education

  Dec 10, 2025
  
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• Huge mail and credit card ring busted in New Westminster

  "Recovering some of these may prevent people from being further victimized," Sgt. Andrew Leaver with the New Westminster Police Department said.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2024
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• Couple found guilty of stealing identities of dead babies to dodge debts

  Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison were found guilty of identity theft after living under the names Bobby Fort and Julie Montague, two babies who died in Texas.

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2023
• Suspect sought in $75,000 fraud case involving stolen credit, debit cards in Burnaby

  A debit card was used at a bank in the Metrotown area while the credit cards were used at various businesses to buy expensive electronics, according to Burnaby RCMP.

  Crime

  May 25, 2023
• Toronto man buys $5,000 worth of phones, gets arrested at mall kiosk in Peterborough

  Police say a mall kiosk employee called police after they became suspicious of a man making a second large purchase. The investigation revealed he was using fake identification.

  Crime

  May 24, 2023
• How police in Canada helped the FBI in crackdown on the stolen data market

  Genesis Market had 1.5 million bots and two million identities listed by the time it was seized. It's unclear how many Canadians' information was for sale.

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2023
• Woman charged in Halifax with allegedly impersonating Child Welfare Services employee

  Halifax police said they received a call from a woman who stated she was an employee with Child Welfare Services and needed 'assistance to remove a youth from a residence.'

  Crime

  Feb 13, 2023
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• Okanagan College hit by cyberattack, network still down

  ‘Unfortunately, as a result of the cyberattack, our network services continue to be offline.’

  Tech

  Jan 11, 2023
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• Stolen ID, guns, luxury vehicles found in Calgary drug trafficking, vehicle cloning investigation

  Two men have been charged after Calgary police executed a trio of search warrants in December as part of an investigation into drug trafficking and vehicle cloning.

  Crime

  Jan 5, 2023