Tuesday, July 23, 2002

CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Yesterday morning, officers from the Sault Police Service Investigative Fraud Section arrested and charged Richard Nanchin, age 24, of 216 Turner Avenue with seven counts each of uttering forged documents, envelope fraud, and credit card theft.

It is alleged that between May and July of this year, Nanchin deposited Visa and MasterCard cheques totalling in excess of $8,000 into bank accounts. The cheques were fraudulently drawn on stolen Visa and MasterCard account numbers. Investigators determined that the accused utilized the internet to obtain personal information about the victims and was able to retrieve their credit card numbers. Nanchin is scheduled to appear in court on August 26.

TWO ARRESTED FOR BREAK AND ENTER
At 3:27 this morning, patrol officers were alerted to a break and enter to Digital Web Works in the 100 block of Gore Street. Two thieves gained entry by forcing open the front door. Once inside, they stole a cash box with a small amount of money and immediately