Auburn, Ala. - On June 3, 2023, Auburn Police, with the assistance of the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, arrested Rondivious Corday Loveless, 28, from Decatur, GA, and Javonte Lorenzo Johnson, 20, from Detroit, MI, on charges of trafficking in stolen identities.

After an increase in reports of check fraud and forgery, Auburn Police Department detectives launched an investigation in late 2022. Detectives identified a network of suspects engaging in mail theft from various post office box locations, specifically targeting mail containing checks to create fraudulent checks for illegal funds across multiple cities and states.

Throughout the investigation, Auburn Police tracked the crimes and uncovered the specific methods used to commit mail thefts, allowing detectives to implement a proactive operational plan of apprehension upon learning a location in Auburn was targeted.

On the morning of June 3, 2023, the suspects were identified near a post office mailbox at the intersection of Ogletree Road and Moores Mill Road. They stole a substantial amount of mail from that location and then fled the scene in a vehicle. Auburn Police Department responded and coordinated with Georgia agencies to track and apprehend them.

Coweta County Sheriff’s Deputies intervened within their jurisdiction and performed a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle, detaining both occupants, Loveless and Johnson. In addition to the stolen mail, deputies also discovered narcotics and firearms in the vehicle. The suspects are currently detained and awaiting extradition to Alabama to face multiple charges of trafficking in stolen identities from Auburn, in addition to charges in Coweta County.

The investigation into this case is ongoing. Loveless and Johnson are the tenth and eleventh arrests Auburn Police Department has made in connection to this case, with additional suspects currently having warrants issued for their arrest. The fraud amount reaches over $350,000 as of June 12, 2023, and additional fraudulent checks are expected to be identified. The Auburn Police Department and other agencies expect to bring additional charges and arrests related to mail theft, forgery and identity theft associated with this case across the southeast region.

Rondivious Corday Loveless

Javonte Lorenzo Johnson

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.