Police: Illegal immigrant stole girl's identity

ESCONDIDO — A Mexican woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing the identity of a 12-year-old girl to get a job at an Escondido janitorial company, police said.

The 37-year-old woman, who is in the country illegally, had been using the social security number of the girl from Upland, Calif., since 2002, when she got her job at ABM Janitorial, Escondido police Sgt. David Cramer said.

The victim’s mother was notified by San Bernardino County that someone was using her daughter’s social security number, and the mother filed a police report. Upland police discovered the suspect was working in Escondido and they handed over the case.

Escondido detectives arrested the woman at work Tuesday. She had also used a fake permanent alien resident card to gain employment there, Cramer said. She was booked into Vista jail on suspicion of identity theft and using false citizenship documents.

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