(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported that an identity theft investigation is underway in Lawrence County.

According to police, troopers were dispatched to Harlansburg Road in Scott Township at about 12:08 p.m. on Saturday.

Investigators said an unknown suspect obtained a 56-year-old New Castle woman’s personal information and opened five lines of credit in her name.

The investigation remains ongoing.