Suspects who stole San Carlos man s identity arrested
By Astrid Casimire article
SAN CARLOS, Calif. - Deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office arrested two suspects Tuesday in connection with an identity theft case involving over $200,000 of fraudulent purchases.
Patrol deputies and detectives from the Sheriff s Office Crime Suppression Unit executed a search warrant at a fraudulently rented apartment in San Jose and arrested 32-year-old Jamie Wise. That same day, deputies arrested 37-year-old San Jose resident Alexander Rivas at a different location in San Jose.
Upon searching the apartment and two fraudulently purchased vehicles, deputies found an identity theft lab with electronics, victim IDs and a stash of stolen mail from multiple Bay Area counties.
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, deputies on the Sheriff’s Office s Crime Suppression Unit were conducting a saturated patrol of a known high-crime area in the Clear Creek community when they observed a vehicle with a fictitious registration plate. Upon conducting a vehicle stop, officers observed drug paraphernalia and narcotics inside the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed numerous individual bags of methamphetamine, digital scales and $5,822 in cash.
Jeffrey Scott Clark and Magdalena Bionca Serna, both of Hendersonville, were arrested and charged with two counts of trafficking methamphetamine, conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver schedule II controlled substance. Clark and Serna were jailed in the Henderson County Detention Facility under a $1,517,000 bond.