POST FALLS, Idaho — The Kootenai County Sherriff's Office (KCSO) detectives arrested two Post Falls women on counts of Grand Theft and other charges after they were found in a hotel room with numerous business, government and personal checks among other personal documents.
Detectives responded to the Red Lion Hotel to follow up on a grand theft and forgery investigation.
After making contact with the suspects, Victoria L. Bircher and Shawndia F. Kinsey, detectives conducted a search of the women's hotel room.
While searching their room detectives uncovered 65 separate checks from different personal, business and government accounts. They also discovered two full or partial checkbooks.
40 different victims of mail theft, which included 10 new credit cards in the victim's name and 19 W-2 statements.
Detectives also found "suspected methamphetamine and paraphernalia" were also found in the room.
Bircher and Kinsey were arrested on Thursday and booked into the Kootenai County Jail on the following charges:
Bircher:
- 4 counts of felony forgery
- 1 count of grand theft
- Bond set at $50,000
Kinsey:
- 2 counts of felony grand theft
- 2 counts of misdemeanor petty theft
- 1 count of possession of a controlled substance
- Bond set at $20,000
Victims will be contacted by law enforcement if their mail or checks are recovered.
KCSO wants to remind people of Kootenai County to be aware of watching their mail and personal financial information.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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