Suspect IDed, Charged In $9,000 Gwinnett Identity Theft Case

BUFORD, GA — Gwinnett County Police have identified, and charged, a woman suspected of opening credit cards in someone else's name at local stores and illegally charging more than $9,000 to them.

Four arrest warrants have been issued for Alcie Almecoh Green, 43, of Atlanta. Green is wanted on two counts of theft by deception and two counts of identity fraud.

Police said Tuesday that here whereabouts are unknown, but that she's believed to still be in the Atlanta area.

Green is accused of multiple identity theft transactions at or near Mall of Georgia, in Duluth and online.

Police say she has used other people's information to open up lines of credit at Belk, Von Maur, TJMaxx and Target in Buford. Transactions also were made at Kohl's on West Liddell Road and the Comcast website.

The transactions used the name of a woman from Atlanta. The victim was alerted when collection companies began calling her for non-payment of more than $9,000 in charges.

Police encourage everyone to monitor their financial transactions and credit on a regular basis. If you suspect someone has opened up a line of credit in your name, immediately contact your bank or the issuer of the credit card.

Copies of your credit report can be obtained through TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. If necessary, you may place a fraud alert on your credit.

Anyone with information on Green's whereabouts is asked to contact police detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters may contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit the Crime Stoppers website. They may also text a tip to "Crimes" (274637)

Photos courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department