Posted on 08/01/2006 9:35:39 AM PDT by Mount Athos
A bar waitress checking to see if a woman was legally old enough to drink was handed her own stolen driver's license, which was reported missing weeks earlier, police said.
"The odds of this waitress recovering her own license defy calculation," police Capt. Guy Turner said Monday.
Maria Bergan, 23, of Lakewood, was charged Sunday night with identity theft and receiving stolen property. She was arrested at her home in suburban Cleveland and was jailed in Westlake to await a court appearance.
The 22-year-old waitress, whose name was not released, called police last week and said she had been handed her own stolen driver's license by a woman trying to prove she was 21. The woman, who became suspicious of the delay as the waitress went to call police, fled the Moosehead Saloon, but her companion provided her name.
The waitress said she had lost her wallet July 9 at a bar in Lakewood.
The victim also had a credit card stolen. The stolen card has been used to make $1,000 in purchases, Turner said.
Cool. This ought to go to the "stupid crooks" website.
Something similar happened to a friend of mine. She was shown an ID which was her best friend's, except it wasn't.
Drivers license photo? Might not help to compare.
Here's your sign!! If she was wearing her stupid sign she probably would not have asked for ID? LOL

...proof that one can slip Helen into ANY thread. :O)
...and proof that you are the most evil person on FR.
:)
pwn3d!
Somehow this remind me of the joke where the blonde cop looks at a compact mirror the blonde driver hands her, then hands it back saying, "Okay, you can go. I didn't realize you were a cop."
Worst.
Companion.
Ever.
OK, I don't get it. The woman was 23. Why did she need a phony ID at the bar?
Unless hundreds of them were duplicated and sold.
Maybe she was going to write a check?
dumb crooks, dumb crooks, whatcha gonna dooooo...
Think what type of person has difficulty aquiring a state identification card legally
ping...
Gee....Thanks for the INCOMING warning. Not!
Now I have to sedate the Yorkie.
The Moosehead Tavern in Westlake is awesome - the name caught my eye - such a cute little place and great food - off topic & now I'm making myself hungry
The stupid crooks website. You must be talking about DU.
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