Woman Arrested On Forgery, ID Theft Charges In Marin County

MARIN COUNTY, CA – The Marin County Sheriff's Office arrested a San Pablo woman Thursday on suspicion of identity theft and forgery in southern Marin County, a sheriff's lieutenant said.

Danielle Mowers, 40, was booked in the Marin County Jail on five felony and seven misdemeanor charges. She is being held without bail.

Mail and identities were stolen from at least 50 people in southern Marin County over several months, Lt. Steve de la O said.

The sheriff's office began its investigation July 15 when a San Francisco resident reported personal information was stolen from their vehicle in Stinson Beach and used to make a fraudulent transaction, de la O said.

Mowers had social security numbers, banking information and tax returns, the sheriff's office said.

Investigators went to Mowers' home this month to serve a search warrant but Mowers was in jail in San Francisco. Mowers was contacted at her home when she was released from jail.

In addition to the Marin County cases, hundreds of pieces of mail were stolen in the greater Bay Area, and the U.S. Postal Service is investigating those thefts, de la O said.

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