Over the past tow months there have been numerous reports of identity theft in Fillmore. The suspects are using personal information of the victims to establish credit and open bank accounts. The investigation is ongoing.
Several residents discovered that they were a victim of identity theft by going through their mail and finding letters form credit card companies regarding their application of credit, getting calls from financial institutions and/or receiving packages of merchandise to their residence that they didn’t order.

The Fillmore Police Department would like to remind its residents to protect their personal identity information. If you have had the misfortune to have already been a victim of identity theft, and you have not reported it, please contact the Police Department to make a report, and contact each of the credit reporting companies as follows, Equifax, Experian, TransUnion.

For more information, please contact the Fillmore Police Department at 524-2233.