Criminal Investigations Division

Police Seek Two Women for Credit Card Abuse

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 15:00

Location: 5488 South Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/bHOCr

Offense: Credit Card Abuse (Penal Code Section 32.31)

Case number: 1309180032

Corpus Christi Police are seeking the identity of two women in relation to the unauthorized use of credit cards at the mall on Saturday, September 14.

An 86-year-old woman reported to the Corpus Christi Police that her purse was taken without permission Saturday at a grocery store while she shopped. The 86-year-old woman said a person followed her and made small talk until the 86-year-old woman turned her back on the basket and purse while she got an item out of the freezer in the frozen food section. The 86-year-old woman said when turned back to the cart, the purse and the person who made small talk were gone. Corpus Christi Police are searching for a Hispanic female about 30 years in age with the name “Melissa” tattooed on the left side of her neck in relation to this theft.

Corpus Christi Police Department Detectives discovered the credit cards taken from the 86-year-old woman were used at 5488 South Padre Island Drive after the cards were reported stolen. Detectives have obtained images of the two women who used the credit cards and now want help from the public to identify and locate the two women. One woman is described as a white female with brown hair and wore glasses, a blue polo style shirt and jeans and had a multi-color purse. The second woman is described as a Hispanic female with short black hair and wore glasses, a dark stripped t-shirt and gray cargo shorts.

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