Location: 500 block of Emancipation Highway, Fredericksburg, VA
Time: October 22, 2026, time not provided
A 61-year-old New York woman was arrested in Fredericksburg after allegedly attempting to withdraw money from a bank account that did not belong to her using a fraudulent military identification card.
On October 22, Fredericksburg Police Officer Donnelly responded to a bank in the 500 block of Emancipation Highway following a report of fraud in progress.
According to police, the caller reported that a woman inside the bank was attempting to withdraw cash from another person’s account. The caller also indicated that the same woman had allegedly attempted a similar transaction at a bank branch in Spotsylvania earlier that day.
During the investigation, officers discovered that the woman possessed a fraudulent military identification card bearing the identity of a Virginia resident who was the account holder.
Using available law enforcement resources, Officer Donnelly identified the suspect as Martha Renard, 61, of New York, New York.
Renard was arrested and charged with forgery, identity theft, fraud, providing false identification to law enforcement, and possession of a fictitious identification card.
Following her arrest, Renard was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.