ATTENTION: El Paso County Sheriff called and thanked us for the follow up that individuals have noticed that their checks had been tampered. Sheriff Dept asks that all individuals affected do the following;
1. Make a Police report with the city they live in and link Forestgate's El
Paso County Sheriff report # 2025-00700140 to their report.
2. Contact their bank's fraud dept and report activity.
Be vigilant watching their bank info and making sure no credit etc is set up in their name without authorization. Looking to make sure there is no identity theft. The Sheriff liaison, Cristen O'Connor, Criminal Investigator, 719-520-7173, cristenoconnor@elpasoco.com, says this is a part of a criminal ring stretching from Fort Collins down past Colorado Springs. Reporting is necessary to try to bring individuals to justice.