An East Orange woman opened a library account under a false name and racked up a $50 fine, leading to her arrest last week.
MOUNT OLIVE -- A $50 library fine landed an East Orange woman behind bars recently, police said.
Police were called to Eagle Rock Village Apartments in May of 2013 where a woman wanted to report identity theft, according to a press release.
The woman told police that the Morris County Library contacted her over a $50 fine for unreturned items despite never opening an account at the library. The library informed the woman that they were sending her to collections over the fine.
Police later determined that the library account was opened by Wykeeyah P. Hawkins of East Orange using the victim's information.
A warrant was issued for Hawkins charging her with theft of identity, theft by deception and forgery. Hawkins was unable to be located at the time.
This past Saturday, Mount Olive police were informed by Irvington Police that they had 27-year-old Hawkins in custody.
Hawkins was transported to the Morris County Correctional Facility in lieu of bail.
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