Two facing credit card fraud charges

A man and a woman have been arrested and are facing charges of credit card fraud after Red Deer City RCMP were called to a complaint at a hotel in the Golden West area. The man, Ryan Munroe, 28, of no fixed address, was also wanted by Calgary Police Service for an alleged robbery.

A man and a woman have been arrested and are facing charges of credit card fraud after Red Deer City RCMP were called to a complaint at a hotel in the Golden West area.

The man, Ryan Munroe, 28, of no fixed address, was also wanted by Calgary Police Service for an alleged robbery.

On Wednesday at approximately 3:45 p.m., city RCMP responded to a complaint of unauthorized use of a credit card at the hotel.

A credit card company contacted a client to verify a transaction that had occurred at a hotel. The client had not authorized his credit card to be used.

When RCMP arrived they found an man and woman inside a hotel room with a number of credit cards and various pieces of identification in the room. Police seized credit card altering materials.

The duo were arrested without incident.

It’s alleged the man provided a false name to police but he was later identified.

Munroe is charged with 10 counts of possession of stolen property; possession of forged falsified credit card; obstructing a police officer; and possession of a controlled substance.

Further, Munroe was wanted by Calgary police in connection with 11 outstanding warrants for his arrest. These charges include: robbery with a restricted firearm; break and enter while committing robbery; theft; theft of credit card; three counts of fraud; three counts of possess forged falsified credit card; and possession of a controlled substance.

Heather Renshaw, a 23-year-old woman of no fixed address has been charged with 10 counts of possession of stolen property; possess forged falsified credit card; and possession of a controlled substance.

Renshaw was also wanted by the Rimbey RCMP in connection to two warrants for her arrest, which include possession of a controlled substance; and fail to attend court.

Both were remanded in custody and will appear in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday.

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