Electricity Thief May Have Stolen 16 People's Identities: Cops

Police investigated after getting a complaint from United Illuminating.

An investigation into a woman accused of posing as someone else to steal electricity led police in West Haven to a bigger case of possible identify theft with more than a dozen victims.

Police started investigating in September, when United Illuminating Company filed a complaint that Tonya Flynn, 33, of 215 Jaffrey Street, Unit 9, was trying to receive electricity at her home by portraying herself as someone else, police said.

When police searched Flynn’s home in December, they found not only personal documents of the original victim, but also personal documents for 15 other possible victims.

Flynn had Social Security Cards, birth certificates, identifications, blank checks and credit card numbers for the 15 other people, according to police.

Police served Flynn with eight arrest warrants Wednesday, charging her with six counts of third-degree identity theft, one count of second-degree identity theft, four counts of third-degree forgery, one count of fifth-degree larceny, nine counts of sixth-degree larceny and one count of conspiracy.

She was due in court Thursday.

Police also obtained an arrest warrant for Flynn’s sister, Brittany Flynn, charging her with identity theft and larceny.

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