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Two Arrested for Identity Theft

On August 8, 2022, just after 5:00am, Glendale PD patrol officers responded to the 300 block of Concord St. regarding a potential vehicle burglary.  While enroute, officers were given a suspect description of a male who was observed pulling on car door handles.  Upon arrival, an officer located 26-year-old John Timchula of Pasadena behind a row of bushes nearby.  Officers contacted Timchula and conducted a consensual search of his vehicle that was parked nearby.  Inside of the vehicle, officers located approximately 20 credit cards belonging to other individuals and a notebook with a lock, filled with personal identifying information for 24 different individuals.  While searching the vehicle, 38-year-old Lindsey Swoapmullins of Powhatan, Virginia approached officers.  During the investigation, officers learned that Timchula and Swoapmullins had been in the area together and she was aware of the credit cards and notebook found in the vehicle.  Ultimately, Timchula and Swoapmullins were both arrested and booked for identity theft.