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By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers SOUTHGATE — A dark gray, enclosed 6-foot-by-12-foot trailer was reported stolen March 15, along with landscaping equipment, from an apartment complex parking lot in the 16000 block of Quarry Road. Two lawn mowers, a leaf blower, a hedge trimmer, an edger and a snowblower were stolen. The victim said the trailer was legally parked, locked, and paid off. The apartment complex management confirmed that they had not had the trailer towed. There was no surveillance camera footage, and no … [Read more...] about Landscaping equipment and trailer stolen

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers SOUTHGATE — A woman filing her income tax return online discovered Feb. 26 that $29,000 in unemployment benefits was paid out in her name to an identity thief. The victim said she has been employed throughout the pandemic, and did not for unemployment benefits. She said she has contacted the Internal Revenue Service, which flagged her Social Security number, and she notified the credit reporting agencies of the breach, as well. … [Read more...] about Woman filing taxes discovers identity theft