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Students Help Steal Identities Of Teacher Subs
Police: Girls Buy $5,000 Worth Of Phones, Clothes, Food And Toys
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two teenage girls used the sign-in book at their school to steal the identities of a dozen substitute teachers and buy $5,000 worth of phones, clothes, food and toys, with the help of two adults, according to the Leon County Sheriff's Office.
The four, who live in an apartment together, are accused of using the names and Social Security numbers of substitutes at Nims Middle School to buy items over a nine-month period starting in September, said Detective Leslie Kitching.
Tjuana Larissa Warren and Fredrick Lamar Andrews, both 33, were charged with the criminal use of personal identification, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, grand theft and organizing a scheme to defraud. They were being held at Leon County Jail on $40,500 bail.
Police would not say how they are associated with the girls, ages 14 and 15, who also face charges, including the criminal use of personal identification. The teens were being held at the Juvenile Assessment Center.
The sign-in book was used as a payroll log for substitutes, but it was only brought out when they arrived at the school, said Principal Pam Hayman.
"The person was able to get the book without being noticed," she said. "Emergencies may arise, a phone call may come in and a back is turned - the kid was quick."
The sheriff's office began investigating after a Nims substitute teacher reported credit problems stemming from items she hadn't purchased. She believed the items had been delivered to the address of one of her students, Kitching said.
A search of the suspects' apartment Thursday turned up bills and other paperwork with the victims' names and Social Security numbers, Kitching said.
Police: Girls Buy $5,000 Worth Of Phones, Clothes, Food And Toys
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two teenage girls used the sign-in book at their school to steal the identities of a dozen substitute teachers and buy $5,000 worth of phones, clothes, food and toys, with the help of two adults, according to the Leon County Sheriff's Office.
The four, who live in an apartment together, are accused of using the names and Social Security numbers of substitutes at Nims Middle School to buy items over a nine-month period starting in September, said Detective Leslie Kitching.
Tjuana Larissa Warren and Fredrick Lamar Andrews, both 33, were charged with the criminal use of personal identification, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, grand theft and organizing a scheme to defraud. They were being held at Leon County Jail on $40,500 bail.
Police would not say how they are associated with the girls, ages 14 and 15, who also face charges, including the criminal use of personal identification. The teens were being held at the Juvenile Assessment Center.
The sign-in book was used as a payroll log for substitutes, but it was only brought out when they arrived at the school, said Principal Pam Hayman.
"The person was able to get the book without being noticed," she said. "Emergencies may arise, a phone call may come in and a back is turned - the kid was quick."
The sheriff's office began investigating after a Nims substitute teacher reported credit problems stemming from items she hadn't purchased. She believed the items had been delivered to the address of one of her students, Kitching said.
A search of the suspects' apartment Thursday turned up bills and other paperwork with the victims' names and Social Security numbers, Kitching said.
