EDMOND, Okla. — An Edmond man is arrested, accused of paying hundreds of dollars for someone else’s social security number.

Edmond police went to a restaurant in the Shops at Spring Creek area after they got a call for help from another state.

“Our criminal investigation division received a request for assistance from the Gilbert, Arizona police department in regards to this case,” said Sgt. Chad A. Langley with the Edmond police department.

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A man in Gilbert, Arizona went to file his tax return and found out someone had already done that with his social security number.

That person was traced to Edmond.

“He made contact with somebody who we believe is out of California, arranged to send a money order for $600 to that person and in return got a social security number,” said Sgt. Langley. “It’s not uncommon for us to run into things like that. But those cases are very difficult to make because that money order is very difficult to track. But in a situation like this we were able to make an arrest which is beneficial for us and we hope that we can kind of curb this in the future.”

Police say Francisco Javier Rios-Lucero, 35, was here illegally and told police he had to have a social security number to get a job. Rios-Lucero is in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Sgt. Langley says he will be deported.

Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Wednesday morning for allegedly stealing $40,000 from members of a local fitness club.

Christopher Polley was charged with two counts of identity theft, possession of a controlled substance, possession of over ten personal profiles and theft-related charges. His bail has been set to $400,000.

Polley formerly worked at the Wave House Athletic Club in Mission Beach, where he is accused of stealing hundreds of membership applications and contracts.

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At least 20 victims have been confirmed, and police say there are potentially many more. Most of the victims have lived, or currently live, in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego.

Police said Polley used the personal information on the applications to open up “Bill Me Later” credit accounts that were then used to make purchases online. The total loss is approximately $40,000 and will likely increase as more victims are identified.

Individuals who feel their personal identification has been compromised can call the San Diego Police Department Economic Crimes Unit at 619-446-1031.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office indicted a Delaware County woman Tuesday who allegedly sold children’s identity information to a West Philadelphia tax preparer so that customers could use the children as fake dependents on income-tax filings.

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Shirl Robinson, 46, was charged with conspiracy, identity theft, and other counts for providing details that resulted in a total of about $78,000 worth of fraudulent tax payments to 10 of the firm’s customers, said U.S. attorney’s spokeswoman Patricia Hart. The indictment alleged that Robinson was paid $650 for each time a child’s identity was used successfully in a tax return. Robinson’s attorney, James McHugh, declined comment