(From the Newton County Sheriff's Office)During the month of November, Detective Lombard went above and beyond to solve a fraud case.
A Newton County business was defrauded out of $15,000 they thought that they were using to purchase a piece of heavy equipment from a fake business. Detective Lombard located the address used in the fraud, which turned out to be a residence in Houston, Texas. He then used law enforcement resources to identify the individuals living there. He matched each resident against bank surveillance video until he found his suspect, who verified her identity at the bank with a Texas driver’s license. She has since been charged.
Detective Lombard used subpoenaed bank records to identify several more fake businesses being operated by the suspect and turned those cases over to the proper jurisdictions.
In today’s busy world of policing, the convenient thing to do would have been to turn his file over to the Houston, Texas Police Department to work. Detective Lombard paid attention to the details and made sure no stone was left unturned. This is just one example of the fine job Detective Lombard does with every case. He brought justice to his victim, and he should bring pride to every deputy in the department.
Detective Lombard is our ‘Deputy of the Quarter’ for the 4th Quarter of 2024.
-Sheriff Matt Stewart
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