The information requested in this packet is needed for the effective investigation and
prosecution of financial crimes. It is important that you as the reporting party provide
us with the information necessary to investigate. Please contact your bank and/or
creditor and request the location(s), date(s), and time(s) of the unauthorized usage.
Please answer the following questions to help us better evaluate the situation:
Yes No Circumstances of your case
My credit, debit, or other type of financial card was lost or stolen.
Where?
My credit, debit, or other type of financial card was presented to a merchant without my
permission. Where?
My credit, debit, or other type of financial card was used to make an unauthorized
purchase in the City of Cottage Grove.
My credit, debit, or other type of financial card was used to make unauthorized purchases
somewhere other than the City of Cottage Grove. Where?
My account number (not a financial card) was used to make an unauthorized transaction(s)
and/or purchases in any city/state, or via the internet.
My personal information (name, social security number, date of birth, driver’s license number, etc.) was
used to create a new unauthorized financial account?
My credit, debit, or other type of financial card was used to make unauthorized
transactions, but my actual card is still in my possession.
Please gather the information listed below, complete this packet, and file a report with the
Cottage Grove Police Department.
The following documentation will be required prior to opening an investigation:
• Affidavit of Fraud/Forgery (signed and notarized).
• A copy of account statements that indicate the date, time, and location of any unauthorized use.
• Completed attached forms.
• Please contact the fraud department of your bank or Credit Card Company and ask that they indicate
in their file the Cottage Grove Police Department case file number and that you will authorize the
release of account information specific to the fraud.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS PACKET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Upon the initial report to the Cottage Grove Police Department, this incident will be listed as an “Identity
Theft Report”. Once the attached documentation is completed and returned, the police department will
review the case and, if applicable, assign the case for criminal investigation. If all necessary
documentation is not received within 30 days of the report to police, the case file will be inactivated.