Fri, Apr. 25, 2008

Police shut down fake ID operation

A Delaware man is charged with forgery after police found several fake identification cards in his vehicle during a traffic stop, according to police spokeswoman Catina Hipp.

Police learned that James Lucente, 19, was making fake ID cards from his dorm room at Coastal Carolina University and selling them, Hipp said.

Conway police officers obtained a search warrant Thursday for Lucente’s dorm room and found items used in manufacturing fake IDs and several fake ID cards, Hipp said.

Bail was set at $5,000 Friday by a judge in Conway City Court, Hipp said. Lucente is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

Police are still investigating, Hipp said.

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