Lawrence Police Seek to ID Woman in Bank Fraud

Lawrence Township police are asking the public to help them identify a woman who fraudulently withdrew $2,100 from a bank account belonging to an Illinois resident.

Police said the thief, seen in these bank surveillance camera photos, committed the crime at the Chase Bank branch located inside the ShopRite supermarket at Mercer Mall on Route 1 about 5:40 p.m. on Feb. 6.

In withdrawing the $2,100, the woman provided the victim’s social security number and showed an Illinois state driver’s license – believed to be fake – that bore the victim’s personal information, police said.

The following day, Feb. 7, the woman returned to the same bank and tried to cash a fraudulent check, made out in the victim’s name for $4,300, police said.

The woman again presented the Illinois driver’s license, but a bank teller became suspicious and the woman fled the bank without getting any more money.

Anyone who can identify the woman in these photos is asked to call Detective Kevin Reading at (609) 844-7135 or contact him via email at investigations@lawrencetwp.com.