By SUE SUCHYTA
Times-Herald Newspapers
HEIGHTS — An identity thief used a 31-year-old Dearborn Heights man’s identity to take out a $3,000 home appliance repair loan last October, which the victim became aware of in January when the account went into collection.
The collect agency advised the victim to file a police report, which he did Jan. 10, to initiate an investigation. The victim was also given an identity theft pamphlet.