(KRON) — A Santa Rosa UPS Retailer worker is accused of stealing greater than $18,000 in donation checks from a mailbox meant for a neighborhood nonprofit animal rescue group, the Santa Rosa Police Division (SRPD) introduced Friday.
Detectives with the SRPD Property Crimes Investigations started an investigation after Dogwood Animal Rescue reported on Tuesday that two separate donors had their checks deposited into an account not related to the nonprofit. The executives of the rescue informed police they believed that the checks had been stolen from their mailbox on the UPS Retailer, positioned at 1415 Fulton Highway.
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Investigators decided on Wednesday that the suspect within the case, recognized as Jennifer Chenier, 36, of Santa Rosa, labored on the UPS Retailer location and had entry to the mailbox. Chenier was taken into custody by plainclothes detectives later that day on the enterprise.
A search warrant was granted and served for Chenier’s purse and residence, positioned within the 2200 block of Dancing Penny Method. Inside her purse, police mentioned they positioned almost $7,000 in money and 6 checks payable to Dogwood Animal Shelter. At Chenier’s residence, one other 24 checks to the rescue have been reportedly uncovered, together with mail belonging to different rented mailboxes on the similar UPS Retailer.
The 30 stolen checks, Santa Rosa PD mentioned, totaled greater than $18,000.
Chenier was booked into the Sonoma County Jail for grand theft, forgery, id theft, industrial housebreaking and possession of non-public identification data for 10 or extra people with the intent to defraud.
On Thursday, Santa Rosa detectives mentioned they discovered of “additional evidence possibly hidden at the Dancing Penny residence that was not located during the service of the original search warrant.” One other search warrant was executed, the place authorities found a short-barreled Colt M4 absolutely automated army assault rifle and silencer, SRPD mentioned.
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The rifle, which is imprinted with “Military and Law Enforcement Use Only,” is illegitimate to own. Moreover, SRPD mentioned Chenier is a narcotics addict and “therefore prohibited from possessing any firearms.”
Chenier was arrested on the Sonoma County Jail with extra prices associated to the possession of the assault rifle and silencer.
“It is unknown at this time how long Chenier had been stealing checks from Dogwood Animal Rescue, or how many other mailbox customers may have also been victimized,” Santa Rosa police mentioned in a information launch. “If you rent a mailbox from this location [1415 Fulton Road] or have sent financial documents such as checks to a mailbox at this location, you are encouraged to check your financial records for suspicious or fraudulent activity.”
Those that imagine they’re victims of Chenier’s are requested to contact the Santa Rosa Police Division Property Crimes Investigations tip line at 707-543-3575.
