News Release - Winnipeg Police Service

Wednesday, October 1, 2014   Theft Investigation – Public Assistance Required – C14-172899 In July 2014, two financial institution branches located on Dublin Avenue and St. Mary's Road were subject to theft incidents. The investigation has revealed that both occurrences were similar in nature and believed to have been orchestrated by the same male suspect.   The male suspect attends to the front counter of the bank in possession of a significant amount of Canadian currency in the form of twenty and fifty dollar bill denominations. He then requests that the teller exchange the twenties and fifties for one-hundred dollar bill denominations.   The teller complies and counts out the appropriate amount of one-hundred dollar bills. The suspect takes the money and counts it a second time in front of the teller. After counting, the suspect very discreetly slips an undisclosed amount of the money into his pocket while asking to exchange the funds to United States currency.   Assuming all of the funds remain, the teller placed the money into her till. The suspect then changes his mind about the US funds and requests his original cash back. The teller counts out the original amount again and hands it to the suspect, not realizing she is out a significant amount of cash.   The suspect calmly leaves the business and the teller only realizes she is short funds some time later.   The suspect is described as a male, Asian in appearance, 5'3" tall, 20-30 years-old, stocky build, thin trimmed beard along jaw line, wearing a black baseball cap, round plastic framed glasses and a light blue button-down short sleeved dress-shirt.             The investigation is continuing by members of the West District Crime Unit. Anyone with information regarding the suspect is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-2877 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).      Fraud Investigation Arrest – C14-204414 Between September 2nd and 12th, 2014, a male suspect met two adult females via a dating website, became involved in two separate, yet brief relationships and defrauded them of approximately $27,000.00.   The investigation has revealed that the suspect would befriend the females for a period of time and gain their trust. The suspect would then access the victim's personal banking information and deposit fraudulent cheques, then withdrawing the funds via several ATM transactions.   The suspect continued his crime spree over a period of time consisting of a variety of thefts involving vehicles, stolen licence plates and other property.   Members of the Division 11 Crime Unit were notified and entered into an investigation.   On September 29, 2014, Kevin James ALDERTON, 37 years-old was arrested in the vicinity of the 400 block of Osborne Street.   Some of the offences he has been charged with due to his alleged involvement are as follows:   Fraud over $5000.00 Possess Property Obtained by Crime Theft over $5000.00 Possession of an identity document Fail to comply condition undertaking   He was remanded into custody.   The investigation is continuing by members of the Division 11 Crime Unit.   For further information contact either: Constable Jason Michalyshen, Public Information Officer Constable Eric Hofley, Public Information Officer Detective Sergeant Natalie Aitken, Public Information Officer Phone: (204) 986-3061 | Fax: (204) 986-3267 | Email: WPS-PIO@Winnipeg.ca Share this mailing with your social network by clicking on the appropriate link:       Related Winnipeg Police Service Report a Crime Online Crime Stoppers CrimeStat Unsubscribe If you do not want to receive these emails anymore, unsubscribe. Please do not reply to this email. This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address and replies are not monitored. Mailing address: City of Winnipeg, 510 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3B 1B9 Privacy Statement The City of Winnipeg values your privacy. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties. You are receiving this email as a result of your signing up for the Winnipeg Police Service Email News list offered on the City of Winnipeg website. You may unsubscribe or change your subscription options at any time.