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

The Corpus Christi Police Department Property Crimes Detectives have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 44-year-old woman for credit card abuse after the woman was identified by a Crime Stoppers tip.

An 86-year-old woman reported to the Corpus Christi Police that her purse was taken without permission on Saturday, September 14, 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 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.

A Crime Stoppers tip helped provide Detectives with information needed to identify 44-year-old Melissa Carmona (12/23/1968) as the person who unlawfully used the credit cards on September 14. Carmona is described as a white female, 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs about 140 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes and has a tattoo on her upper left arm and left wrist. Anyone who knows how to locate Carmona should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600.

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about unsolved crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.