Police seek vehicle fraud suspect

WINDSOR POLICE NEWS RELEASE 

Case#: 25-300536

Police seek vehicle fraud suspect

  

The Windsor Police Service is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who used a fraudulent identity to purchase a vehicle.

On January 27, 2025, the Windsor Police Financial Crimes Unit began investigating after a victim reported that a vehicle had been fraudulently registered in her name last month. Through their investigation, officers determined that a female suspect had opened a bank account and obtained a loan under the victim’s name. The suspect subsequently used these fraudulent loans to purchase a vehicle in Mississauga, Ontario.  

The suspect is described an Indigenous woman, approximately 20-30 years old, with a medium build, fair complexion, black hair, and brown eyes. 

She is wanted for the following:

• Fraud over $5,000
• Obtaining by false pretences over $5,000
• Identity fraud
• Identity theft
• Possessing the identity of another person 
• Using a forged document
• Possession of counterfeit mark
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000

 

If you can identify this suspect, please contact the Financial Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330. You can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.