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Friday, December 28, 2012

Police: Alleged Credit Card Fraud Goes Up in Smoke

Individuals allegedly using stolen credit cards, purchased hundreds of dollars worth of cigarette cartons, as well as over $1,000 worth of gift cards.

Collegeville Police Department reported the Dec. 18 arrest of two males, suspected in purchasing over $508.14 worth of cigarette cartons and over $1,123.10 in gift cards with allegedly stolen credit cards. According to an affidavit of probable cause, at approximately 11:15 p.m. Collegeville Police was contacted about a suspicious purchase of several cartons of cigarettes at the Wawa, located at 1860 S. Collegeville Road, using a credit card. A police officer reported to have witnessed the cartons placed in the back of a silver Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The car was next located at the Market Place Shopping Center in Collegeville. Two Collegeville Police officers waited for the two males to return to their vehicle. At approximately 11:30 p.m., …

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Ah's Garage Sale Owner Facing Criminal Charges

Ahram Lee, of Schwenksville, is being charged with multiple counts of receiving stolen property, trademark counterfeiting and related charges.

According to reports from the Norristown Police Department, 29-year-old Ahram Lee, of Schwenksville, is being charged with trademark counterfeiting, possession of copying devices and six counts of receiving stolen property stemming from multiple incidents in which victims reported locating stolen items at Ah's Garage Sale. On Sept. 13, a victim reported to Upper Merion Police that his Garmen Nuvi Model 300 GPS device. On Sept. 17, another victim reported a police scanner, an AM/FM radio and four antique car models stolen from his apartment on Walnut Street. The victim later contacted police and informed officers that he had found some of the stolen items at Ah's Garage Sale. On Oct. 10, a Philadelphia woman called Norristown police to …

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