Criminals Taking Advantage Of People On Vacation

Identity theft continues to be a growing problem in Utah and police are noticing a new way criminals are using stolen identities to take advantage of people on vacation.

PROVO (KSL News Services) -- Identity theft continues to be a growing problem in Utah and police are noticing a new way criminals are using stolen identities to take advantage of people on vacation.

Detective Wally Perschon with the Utah County Sheriff's Office says if any type of identification is stolen from you while you’re out of town, make sure your neighbors are keeping an eye on your house.

“You need to contact those people and make them aware that there is a high potential that someone may be coming by to burglarize their place and break in to steal their valuables.”

Perschon says some criminals have many connections so they can hit your house quickly even if they steal your wallet or other forms of identification while your away from home.

“You don’t know how well the criminals are connected. They may just go to your address and knowing your on vacation and burglarize your home depending on what security measures you have set up there,” says Perschon.

Source: KSL NewsRadio 1160