The Placer County Sheriff's Office says one of their deputies arrested a woman after a traffic stop revealed a credit card machine that could have been used for identity theft.
On October 22nd at 12:10 p.m., a Placer County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of King Road and Taylor Road, in Loomis.
The deputy contacted the driver and the passenger, who declined to provide her identification.
A search of the driver’s vehicle revealed a black backpack on the passenger’s side floorboard containing a credit card machine.
During the investigation, the passenger was identified as 36-year-old Laurel Avveduto, of Auburn.
Avveduto was arrested for violating the terms of her probation and possession of a credit card machine for counterfeit access cards.
(Placer County Sheriff's Office)
