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Police arrested a man named Ju Ju Jing in Midtown on Monday. The unfortunately-named 28-year-old, apparently having failed in his efforts to sue George Lucas, did the next best thing-he allegedly stole someone else's identity. With that name, can you blame him?

After acquiring-well, swiping-some stranger's personal information, Ju Ju allegedly began ordering credit cards in his new, much less ridiculous name. This type of crime has become so common that the NYPD has even formed a specialized Identity Theft Squad. Most people who steal other people's identities end up going on crazy spending sprees. Ju Ju reportedly took his new credit cards to a dentist on in the East 40s to get his teeth fixed.

He sounds like a very practical man. Practical, maybe, but a little slow. Because see, it was when he returned to the dentist for a follow-up visit that he found the cops waiting for him. He's now being charged with, among other things, possession of stolen property, forgery and identity theft.

Those Identity Theft cops had a pretty busy week. Among their other capers was a 22-year-old-woman who proved you no longer needed a threatening note to rob a bank these days (though working at the bank helps).

Ruth Rivera worked at a North Fork bank in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx. On a reported six occasions since the first of the year, she allegedly forged customer signatures and filled out withdrawal slips for two accounts-neither of which was hers. It's unclear how much she withdrew, but she's being charged with grand larceny. And of course, like Ju Ju, she's also being charged with forgery and identity theft. Just a little something to keep in mind next time you stop by your friendly neighborhood bank. It may also be time to start taking a closer look at that monthly statement.