UPDATE: Oceanside Woman, Not Man, Arrested for Alleged Fraud at Bakersfield Car Dealership

A news release issued by the Bakersfield Police Department said Shanyan Witt, 50, used information she bought online identifying herself as a Texas resident when she showed up at Volkswagen Bakersfield in the 6000 block of Wible Road.

BPD officers and a detective responded to the store at 4:30 p.m. where Witt was arrested on suspicion of burglary, forgery, false personation, false identification to a peace officer and conspiracy.

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An Oceanside man is under arrest after he allegedly tried to fraudulently purchase a vehicle at Volkswagen Bakersfield dealership.

On Monday, Bakersfield Police Department officers were dispatched to Volkswagen Bakersfield on Wible Road for reports of a person attempting to fraudulently purchase a vehicle.

Detectives determined that Shanyan Witt, 50, purchased the identity of a Texas resident online and tried to use it to buy a vehicle.

Witt was arrested for burglary, forgery, false personation, false identification to a peace officer and conspiracy.

-Posted by Jeff Lemucchi