San Antonio Apartment Rented With Stolen Identity Yielded Data From 273 Victims, Authorities Say

Texas investigators searching a San Antonio apartment on July 1, 2026 recovered more than 400 pieces of personal identifying information tied to 273 people, authorities said. The records included data for seniors, children and at least one deceased person.

According to an arrest affidavit, the apartment’s lease was allegedly obtained using a victim’s identity without that person’s knowledge, meaning the location itself may have been secured through identity theft. Investigators said the unit is in an apartment complex on Whitby Road near Babcock Road on San Antonio’s Northwest Side.

What Officers Found

During the July 1 search, authorities reported recovering:

• More than 400 pieces of personally identifying information linked to 273 individuals;
• Multiple counterfeit mailbox keys and machines capable of producing additional keys;
• Forged or phony credit cards and related materials.

Because of the quantity of personal data plus mailbox keys and key-making equipment, investigators described the case as a suspected fraud and mail-theft operation. A nearby resident told KSAT that her debit card recently disappeared from her mailbox and she suspected the apartment might be connected; investigators had not publicly confirmed that link.

Arrests And Investigations

Four people have been arrested on fraud-related allegations so far. The affidavit and local reporting identified the arrested individuals as Alyssa Zurita, 24 (arrested at the complex on July 21), and Allen Searcy, 42, Angel Delagarza, 31 and Bryan Duenas, 44 (arrested earlier in July). The affidavit also named two additional people investigators were seeking as of a July 24 report. Online records did not show arrests for those two at that time.

Authorities have not publicly released a complete list of charges, an estimate of alleged financial losses, plea information or court dates. The allegations are pending and have not been proven in court.

Advice For Potential Victims

Federal and consumer resources recommend steps for anyone who suspects their identity was used in a rental or mail-theft scheme:

• Check tenant-screening reports and ask whether a landlord reported rental-payment history or an eviction—fraudulent leases can later affect future housing applications.
• If an eviction was filed in your name, contact the court, provide an FTC Identity Theft Report and request correction of the record; also send the report and a written removal request to the tenant-screening company.
• Preserve unfamiliar lease notices, collection letters, utility bills or tenant-screening correspondence that may show where your identity was used.
• Report missing credit/debit cards, checks or government documents to the issuer using independently confirmed contact information.
• Report stolen mail, fraudulent address changes, unauthorized mail holds or fraudulent Informed Delivery accounts to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455.
• Place free credit freezes with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to limit new-account fraud if your Social Security number or other sensitive data may have been exposed.

Note: The investigation remains active. Details, charges and any potential losses have not been finalized and all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.