July 12, 2010
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News: Illegal Parking Lands 3 In Jail
Illegal parking landed three New York residents in the Anne Arundel County, Maryland jail for running a counterfeit credit card operation. Kenneth Neil Campbell, Terrell Javon Reid, and Yusef Kareem Williams were arrested last week after county officers on foot noticed their black 2008 Dodge Charger illegally parked in front of a store at 2 a.m. Campbell was sitting in the car waiting for Reid and Williams who soon came out of the store and gave police the ok to search the vehicle. During the search, police found a black Nike shoebox containing 33 credit cards inside the trunk marked with the names of three different individuals. Police grew even more suspicious after noticing that several of the credit cards did not have holograms or security codes.
The officers Kyle Funk, Robert Foxwell, Pfc., William Hughes, and Cpl. Todd Schwanke of the department's Eastern District station also found over 20 gift cards from a number of major retailers as well as clothing, electronics, and other merchandised purchased with counterfeit credit cards in the trunk. Further search of the vehicle revealed a fake driver's license matching the name on a number of the fake cards with Reid's photo with an additional 21 fraudulent credit cards in Reid's wallet. Furthermore, police also found a number of fraudulent cards on both Williams and Campbell.
A county spokesperson, Justin Mulcahy said it is a complicated puzzle with many inconsistencies and investigators are trying to fit the pieces together. At this time, it is uncertain if the three stole any identities and where they acquired the names of the individuals imprinted on the fake credit cards. Police have not determined what the three were doing in the area, how the cards were manufactured, or whether anyone else is involved. Meanwhile, both Reid and Williams were charged with using a fake card to charge over $500, card personating, possession and use of false government-issued identification. Campbell was charged with three counts of using false cards to charge goods over $500.