Detectives with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department took to a popular metro-area Facebook group Tuesday with a plea to help name an identity theft suspect.
And this one is a whopper.
, police said officers are following up on an ID theft case from last summer.
Police believe the suspect used a stolen identity to purchase a $58,000 Ford Explorer from Thoroughbred Ford on July 23, 2020.
But the suspect made it slightly easier to follow his trail — he posed for a photo with his new purchase at the dealership.
Police made the post in the , which helps spread word about thefts in communities across the metro area.
Anyone with information on this individual’s identity is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
Facebook: StolenKCPolice are looking for help to identify this suspect.
Source: KCPD: Man used stolen ID to purchase a $58k SUV, then posed for a photo at the dealership
