Tulsa police busted this waste-of-oxygen for serial identity theft.

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Tulsa Police arrested an alleged serial fraud suspect who has been accused of stealing identities and opening loans and cell phone plans in other people's names.

"They found stacks of stolen checks, stacks of copies of checks, stacks of people's personal identification, drivers licenses, passports, marriage licenses, titles to vehicles," said TPD Detective Amyy Stark.

According to police, they found those items along with stolen mail in Roger Pineda's car during a traffic stop on Feb. 13.

"He was arrested for these warrants and in the process of that arrest, officers discovered a lot more evidence of identity theft."

Stark said at the time of Pineda's arrest, he had sticky traps—often used as a fishing tool to steal mail—blank check stock, and materials to wash checks and rewrite them.

According to Stark, Pineda used stolen identities to open loans, make fake IDs and buy cell phones online.

FOX23 looked into Pineda's criminal past and found he served time for false personation in 2015 and has various other felony convictions dating back to 2013.

In this case, police said they were able to identify seven additional victims of identity theft based on what they found in Pineda's car.

TPD's Financial Crimes Unit emphasized the importance of checking your mailbox daily, never leaving your mail unaccounted for and taking any documents inside the post office.

Stark advised strongly against dropping mail into the USPS blue boxes.

"We realize that is inconvenient, but it is the best way to protect your identity and make sure you have your identity locked down on the three major credit bureaus."

Stark said if you suspect your identity has been stolen, it's important to file a police report.

"If you reach out to make a police report and we pull over someone like Roger Pineda and find your personal identification in his or her possession, then we are able to solve your case because we know who stole your identity."

Police said the postal inspector was able to recover all the unopened mail in Pineda's possession and they're in the process of returning it to victims.

The Financial Crimes Lieutenant said the U.S. Postal Service helped with the investigation and said Pineda could face federal mail theft charges.
 
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You do have to admire his abilities. That can't be an easy thing to do.

Think what he could do if he tried honest endeavors....

Probably made more $ than cheating. If he goes straight, I’m sure there are agencies/companies who would hire him to learn some tricks that criminals use and how to thwart their crimes.
 
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Mail was being stolen from the blue mailbox at the Yukon Post Office, and the USPS office did not make that info known to the public. I had two pieces of mail go missing and when I inquired at the PO I was told I should put a stop payment on those check numbers and was told that's all he could tell me, kind of like he wasn't even supposed to tell me that much..

Finally something came out in the local paper about it after the editor had mail go missing as well.
 

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We need to bring back public flogging. Then a few days in the stocks with school children throwing rotten fruits at his head.

Ok. That's a bit severe. How about doing what the Pakistani's do? Cut off his hands. Is that over the top?
They only cut off the right hand. That's the one Muslims eat with. Left is for wiping. For a second offense, they remove the head. No three-time losers that way.
 


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