Full Notification

On January 3, 2024, Detective Urban received notification from an allied agency regarding a possible suspect and vehicle being involved in installing a skimming device at an ATM. At approximately 12:57, while utilizing License Plate Readers (L.P.R.s), Detective Urban located the vehicle in the drive-thru of the Westamerica Bank on Geer Road in Turlock. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle for equipment violations.
 
The sole-occupant of the vehicle was contacted and identified as Marius Onisei, a 31-year-old Stockton resident. A search of the vehicle was conducted. Detective Urban located over thirty gift cards that were embedded with multiple accounts of stolen information belonging to different people.
 
Onisei was arrested and transported to the Turlock Police Department for an interview. He was later booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Facility for possession of personal information in excess of ten or more victims and remains in custody in a bail enhancement.
 
Turlock Police Department has utilized this technology in the past to identify and arrest individuals for this type of crime and other criminal activity in the city of Turlock.
 
Detective Urban said, “Thanks to the use of new technology and coordinated efforts of multiple cooperative agencies, we are able to aggressively pursue and investigate identify theft cases such as this.”
 
The Turlock Police Department ask that anyone with information, call Detective Urban at (209)668-6571. You can also contact the Turlock Police Department’s Tip Line at (209) 668-5550 extension 6780 or email at [email protected]. 
 
The Turlock Police Department is an active participant in the Crime Stoppers Program.  Callers can leave an anonymous tip by calling Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636 or (866) 602-7463 and you may be eligible for a cash reward.  You can also leave an anonymous tip online at www.stancrimetips.org or by texting “StanCS” to 738447.  The P3 app is also available for download for Apple and Android devices.
 
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This information is being released by Turlock Police Department Public Affairs Analyst Dominique Sanchez.

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Public Affairs Analyst Dominique Sanchez
Turlock Police Department
Office phone - (209)656-3148
Email – [email protected]