Man Missing Between Ukiah and Santa Rosa May Have Been the Victim of Identity Theft, Says SoHum Family Member

Yesterday, Danielle Young of Southern Humboldt printed out posters for her husband, Casey, to put up in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. His brother has been missing for a month. Danielle is making the posters to send out and for her husband to hang–mostly between Ukiah and Santa Rosa but also beyond. “Many places in San Francisco have agreed to hang the posters at their establishments,” she told us. “[S]o many people have been so helpful, I’m grateful.”

Danielle explained that the family became worried when her brother-in-law didn’t contact his mom after getting Christmas money. He had also been uncharacteristically long without contacting her.

“Every Christmas Mom sends the kids each $75,” Danielle explained. “This year Stacey didn’t have a permanent mailing address so Mom sent the money Western Union.”

A text, ostensibly from Stacey, came to Danielle’s mother-in-law on December 29 saying he had lost his wallet and that she needed to call Western Union and tell them a password so he could pick up the money. “[W]e don’t know for sure if that was him texting,” Danielle explained.

The money was picked up on January 2. “[Stacey] was always good about texting or calling “thank you” or “ I love you” or “I got the money,” Danielle told us. She has heard nothing since sending the money.”

She added worriedly, “Since they texted the secret question on [a] cell phone, anyone could have picked up the money if they knew the secret question.”

Danielle told us her brother-in-law would usually call his mother “once a week or at the very least [he] texted once a week. She hasn’t heard his actual voice since before the 26th of December.”

They do have a clue. “We found out where and when the money was picked up,” Danielle told us. “Walgreens on 4th and Market St in San Francisco.” Danielle said she called them to find out if they have cameras and they do.

“I gave all the information to a detective,” she told us. She said she asked the detective if someone pretended to be her brother-in-law in order to steal the photos money would that be a federal crime and he told her that it would be.

“I asked if he would go look at it,” she told us. “He said he would call me. I sent him pictures, and the poster and a copy of Stacey’s California id. So he has plenty of pictures to compare it to who is on camera.” But then she added, ”
They haven’t called me back yet.”

Stacey is 51 years old and generally lives between Ukiah and Santa Rosa but he might be in San Francisco. He weighs about 150 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Danielle is asking if anyone has seen him to please call or text (707) 223-2553. “His family misses him,” she said.