On March 23, 2018, West Division officers responded to a report of an assault involving employees at a west Edmonton organization in the area of 172 Street and 99 Avenue. While investigating the alleged assault, officers discovered that the 49-year-old female complainant, Jodi Zemrau, had outstanding charges related to the fraud of another local business in 2012.
Further investigation revealed that Zemrau reportedly applied for a position with the west Edmonton organization in October 2017 and when asked to provide a police information check, allegedly provided a false document. Upon further review of their financial information, the organization reported to police that from late December 2017 to late February 2018 Zemrau reportedly stole more than $5,000 from them by allegedly writing and cashing unauthorized cheques.
On April 19, 2018 police arrested and charged Zemrau with uttering a forged document, theft over $5000 and the outstanding charges related to the 2012 fraud, which include fraud over $5,000 (x3), uttering a forged document and theft under $5,000.
Police believe that Zemrau may have defrauded other organizations and are releasing her photo to encourage any additional complainants to come forward. Zemrau also operated under another alias and may be recognized as Kristina Milke.
Zemrau is described as 5’10” tall and weighs approximately 250 lbs.
Jodi Zemrau, 49
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 250 lbs
Police continue to investigate and encourage other complainants to contact them at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.