Arlington police accuse woman, 69, of stealing more than $100K from victims

Published 3:25 pm Wednesday, August 27, 2025

EVERETT — Arlington police arrested a 69-year-old Whatcom County woman who allegedly stole over $100,000 from multiple victims across Western Washington.

On Tuesday, Arlington Police Criminal Investigation Division booked Jeannine Parks, 69, into Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of forgery, ID theft 1st degree and theft 1st degree, according to a Arlington Police Department social media post.

On March 28, police say Parks allegedly forged one of the victim’s signature and used a false military identification card to withdraw $9,950 from the victim’s home equity line of credit at Umpqua Bank in Arlington, according to the social media post.

When Arlington police contacted the victim, she said she had never served in the military or stepped foot in the Arlington branch of Umpqua Bank, court documents said. At the time of the theft, the victim was getting a car service and eating lunch in Skagit County.

When contacted by police, a representative from the Umpqua fraud department stated the would not cooperate with the investigation without a search warrant, court documents said. Later, an Arlington branch representative said they were working on the internal fraud investigation, and the HELOC funds would be returned if the investigation reveals that the withdrawal was fraudulent.

After police released the ID bulletin, police received an influx of reports from banks and financial institutions stating that Parks allegedly committed similar crimes elsewhere, court documents said. In each report, Parks used a false military ID to withdraw cash from a line of credit, just beneath the Currency Transaction Reporting limit of $10,000.

At a People’s Bank in a Snohomish Fred Meyer, Parks allegedly created a cashier’s check drawn from a victim’s line of credit for $28,950.00 in addition to cash, court documents said. Other financial institutions include Banner Banks in Anacortes and Arlington, Heritage Banks in Stanwood and Burlington and People’s Banks in Smokey Point, Mount Vernon and Snohomish.

Arlington police received multiple tips about the theft, including the director of gaming at Silver Reef Casino in Ferndale, who said Parks’ playing habits at the casino indicated an influx of disposable income, court records said.

The Lummi Nation Police Department and Burlington Police Department assisted in the investigation, the post said.

Jenna Millikan: 425-339-3035; jenna.millikan@heraldnet.com; X: @JennaMillikan