COLUMBUS, Ohio --
More than one out of every five arrests for identity theft in Ohio happened in Franklin County, according to the latest numbers released from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The numbers reflect arrests between Jan. 2010 to Sept. 2011.
Franklin County leads the way with 118 arrests. Butler County came in second with 41 arrests.
Jennifer Meyer said she was a victim of identity theft in Columbus, after a friend who was living with her registered a car in her name without her knowledge. Meyer said she had no idea until a few weeks after her friend mysteriously disappeared and she came across the car title in her name.
"I can't say what I felt. I'll just say I was angry. If this was put in my name, where is it at?" she said.
A press release from the patrol said, "Anyone who has had someone else use their name, Social Security number or their likeness to commit a crime can understand how important it is that our troopers are trained to detect this type of criminal behavior."
According tothe patrol, 54 percent of those arrested for identity crime were also charged with having a suspended license. 15 percent of those arrested were also charged with an OVI.
Meyer said her suspected thief had a DUI and suspended license.
"I didn't think he'd do that to me. I really didn't expect him to do that to me," she said.
Rich Figley
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