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Halifax police searching for suspect who used stolen cheques to commit fraud

Halifax Regional Police request the public’s assistance to identify a woman believed to be involved in frauds that occurred in Dartmouth. Provided/Halifax Regional Police

Halifax police are looking for a woman who is suspected of using stolen cheques to make fraudulent transactions since late last year.

Police say they received a report of fraud in the 200-block of Wyse Road in Dartmouth on Jan. 16.

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Investigators believe the suspect has made multiple fraudulent transactions beginning in December 2018.

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Halifax Regional Police has released images of the suspect, which appear to be taken from a taxi.

The suspect is described as a heavy-set Caucasian woman, about five feet four inches to five feet six inches tall, 30 to 40 years old, with shoulder-length blonde hair.

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Anyone with information is asked to call 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers.

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