Recently, Southlake Officers responded to an in-progress forgery at a local bank after being alerted by employees of suspicious activity. Officers quickly detained a man attempting to withdraw $8,000 using fraudulent identification, after learning he had tried to withdraw an additional $12,000 earlier that day in another city nearby. Their investigation uncovered information tied to more than 27 victims – including several elderly individuals – along with additional fraud-related materials and narcotics, resulting in multiple felony charges.
Further investigation revealed active warrants from multiple agencies across the region, as well as extraditable warrants from two other states for offenses including fraud, identity theft, narcotics possession and more. Ultimately, officers arrested 60-year-old Keith Gilbert for Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information, Possession of a Controlled Substance and the multiple outstanding warrants.
This case reflects the strong coordination of our Patrol Officers and Detectives working with our business community to quickly interrupt an active financial crime, identify a multi-jurisdictional offender, and protect vulnerable victims from further harm and financial loss.
