DATE/TIME: January 17, 2024/8:00 A.M
INCIDENT: PC 182 Conspiracy, PC 476 Check Fraud, PC 532 (A) Theft by False Pretenses
LOCATION: 23800 Block of Skyland Dr., Crestline, CA
SUSPECT(S): Ashley Dunkin, 23-years-old Female Resident of Crestline and Casey Bennett, 32-year-old Male Resident of San Diego
VICTIM(S): Several Confidential
SUMMARY: Investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department's Twin Peaks Station were investigating identity thefts in the Crestline area within the last three weeks. As part of an extensive investigation, detectives determined Ashley Dunkin and Casey Bennett to be the suspects involved in these crimes.
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, personnel from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, Twin Peaks Station, served a search warrant at a residence in Crestline where Dunkin and Bennett were staying. A large amount of stolen identities, mail, and fake checks were recovered during the execution of the search warrant. Equipment used to commit check fraud and identity theft was also recovered.
Dunkin and Bennett were arrested on three felony charges and booked into the Central Detention Center, with bail set at $30,000.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective D. Garcia or Deputy O. Romero-Rios the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Station at (909) 336-0600. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy O. Romero-Rios/Detective D. Garcia
Station: Twin Peaks Sheriff's Station
Phone No. 909-336-0600
Case No. 052400085
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
