Winnipeg Police have arrested a 45-year-old woman in connection to multiple financial frauds.

Investigators say that between August 2018 and December 2019 several victims in the city had identity and financial documents stolen during break-ins to their homes and vehicles.

Through a lengthy investigation, members of the WPS Financial Crimes Unit were able to identify a female suspect and obtain a search warrant for a Minto area home.

On December 11, 2019, the search warrant was executed and the suspect taken into custody.

Officers found several items in the home during the search including:

• Nine credit/debit cards (in names other than the suspect)
• Credit card number information
• Various forged documents/identity cards
• Two counterfeit Canadian bills
• Photocopies of stolen identity documents
• Devices/instruments used for forgery purposes
• A small amount of methamphetamine
• A stolen tablet
• A stolen bicycle
• Stolen identity documents
• A revolver firearm
• Two improvised firing devices (“zip guns”)

Alice Beverly Cameron from Winnipeg has been charged for her alleged involvement with:

• Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm (x2)
• Careless Storage of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (x3)
• Possession of Scheduled Substance – Methamphetamine
• Possession of Credit Card
• Unauthorized Use of Credit Card Data
• Forgery
• Possession of a Forged Document with Intent
• Identity Theft
• Possession of Instruments to be Used to Commit Forgery
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 (x3)
• Possession of an Identity Document (x6)- Possession of Counterfeit Money

Cameron was detained in custody.

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