TAMPA, Florida — Detectives say over the past couple of years, Hillsborough County has become a favorite target of identity thieves, a ring of them. They are made up of of criminals, prostitutes and drug users who have found the Tampa Bay area to be an easy target.
It’s a big city, packed with tourists who police say are too often careless with their wallets and purses.
“They know people forget to lock their cars, or sometimes leave their things out in plain view,” says Hillsborough Sheriff’s spokesman Larry McKinnon.
But this week, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says it arrested five members of the so-called “Felony Lane” gang after they tried to get cash from a Bank of America branch on N. Dale Mabry in Carrollwood.
A bank clerk who spotted the stolen ID’s and credit cards alerted law enforcement officials.
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