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PA Attorney General Launches Online Portal For Identity Theft

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, September 18, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Effective September 26,2024, any company that has a data breach that effects more than 500 Pennsylvania residents is required to report this information to the Pennsylvania Attorney General;s office. This includes department stores, credit agencies, car dealerships, or any other business. “This new requirement in the law will offer Pennsylvanians more…

Bristol Township

PA Attorney General’s Office Teaches About Data Breach and Identity Theft In Bristol

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, September 6, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Over 3200 different companies have had consumer data compromised last year and that number can increase this year, Dave Shallcross from the PA Attorney General’s office said. He gave a quick talk on what to expect during this type of matter. Just because you get a latter saying the information was…

Central Bucks County

Couple Arrested In Warrington For Stealing South Carolina Womans Identity

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 12, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Brian Murphy Back on February 9,2024, a police officer in Warrington was on patrol and observed a male, identified as Brian Murphy, of Philadelphia sitting outside of the Target Store with a full shopping cart of Lowes Merchandise . None of that merchandise was in a shopping bag. Murphy began to…

Central Bucks County

Male Arrested For Opening Fake Bank Accounts In Warrington

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, November 21, 2023

Police in Warrington have arrested James Turk Brown after he allegedly attempted to open a bank account in the name of a person that was not him. This happened on November 11,2023. Police said that several branches of Citizens Bank had a male enter their facility and open accounts in different names across the tri-…

Central Bucks County

Woman Wears Wig To Steal Funds from Bank In Warrington

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 21, 2022

by Alex Lloyd Gross Not every bank robber goes in and announces a hold-up. Others use fraudulent or stolen documents to obtain money. It’s the same thing, just not as violent. According to Warrington Police, that is exactly what happened on January 11 2022. They got a call from the Tru-Mark Bank in the township,…