Identity theft is a growing problem in western Washington. One woman, whose identity was stolen four months ago, is still dealing with the fallout. “Within the span of two weeks it was $75,000 dollars that was obtained in my name from this woman,” said Michelle Bretz. The first sign Bretz had that her identity had been stolen was an unknown debit card purchase. “So we closed down our debit card and took care of that. I looked at my wallet and didn’t notice anything different,” she said. Next was a withdrawal from her credit union. Then credit cards in the mail from Target, Macy’s, Nordstrom, and more. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/identity-theft-prolific-growing-western-washington/281-71e2d5d3-028d-4cc1-971a-b7b9c939e67b