ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A woman has been accused of stealing someone's identity to rent an apartment in Canandaigua.
The Ontario County Sheriff's Office said 48-year-old Nichelle Beale used another person's identity to rent at Candlewood Apartments on County Road 28. Investigators said she rented the apartment from May 1 to August 13.
According to the Ontario County Sheriff's Office, Beale did not pay rent and utilities, stealing over $6,000 worth of service from the apartment.
Beale was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree identity theft. She was taken to the Ontario County Jail.