DATE/TIME: January 11, 2022 / 9:03 a.m.
INCIDENT: Forgery, Grand Theft, Obtaining Credit Using Others’ Identification
LOCATION: 15000 Block of Dos Palmas Road, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Kelly Holmes, 52-year-old female resident of Orange, California
VICTIM(S): Confidential Female
SUMMARY: On January 11, 2022, deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to a call for service referencing identity theft. The victim reported someone used her information to purchase a vehicle at a car dealership in Victorville.
Through investigative means, detectives determined the suspect used the victim’s personal information to obtain an auto loan online which was later used to purchase a vehicle at the Victorville car dealership.
Detectives obtained the suspect’s thumbprint taken at the time she signed for the vehicle. Sheriff’s Crime Lab analyzed the thumbprint and matched it to Kelly Holmes, a 52-year-old female resident of Orange, California. Detectives issued a warrant for Holmes’ arrest.
On April 22, 2022, detectives were notified Holmes was arrested and in custody at Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Detectives took custody of Holmes and transported her to High Desert Detention Center where she was booked on three felony charges: forgery, grand theft, and obtaining credit using others’ identification.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Tricia Blake, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172200364
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
