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RENO — Reno Police have arrested a woman in connection with multiple fraud related crimes.

On 2/14/12 detectives from both the Reno and Sparks police department teamed up with the Northern Nevada Identity Theft Task Force to investigate a series of fraud related crimes dealing with check and credit card fraud.

The focus of the investigation was 30-year-old Jessica Robertson. Detectives had information that Robertson was involved in mail theft that led to her forging the stolen checks and cashing them. Credit cards and credit card applications were also stolen and accounts were opened without the victim’s knowledge.

The detectives began a surveillance of Defendant Jessica Robertson. Ms. Robertson was observed conducting four separate fraudulent transactions at local businesses using fraudulent identification. Robertson was stopped and detained by detectives after completing the last transaction.

A search warrant was then obtained and served on Robertson’s apartment in the 400 block of Capital Hill, Reno. Inside of the apartment was an active financial forgery laboratory.

Robertson was then arrested for Possession of a Financial Forgery Laboratory, two counts of Identity Theft, two counts of Burglary, two counts of Possession of a Forged Instrument and two counts of Uttering a Forged Instrument. Her bail is $60,000.00. More charges are anticipated as the investigation continues.

The NNITTF is comprised of detectives from the Reno and Sparks Police Departments, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, the United States Secret Service and the United States Post Office Postal Inspectors Service.

The Reno Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect(s).  Anyone having information relating to this crime or the suspect(s) should contact the Reno Police Department at 334-2115, Secret Witness at 322-4900,www.secretwitness.com, or text the tip to 847411 (TIP 411) keyword – SW