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Thursday, January 31, 2013

News Nearby: Credit Card Thief Racks Up $17,000 in Charges at Target Stores

Police are investigating the case in which a woman used stolen cards to make charges at Target stores in Bridgeton, St. Charles County and Chesterfield.

Chesterfield Police are looking for a woman who is believed to have used stolen credit cards to buy thousands of dollars’ worth of gift cards and make other charges at Target stores in Chesterfield and throughout the St. Louis area. The suspect is thought to be behind two separate incidents, according to police. The first occurred on Dec. 22, 2012, when an individual eating at a Chesterfield area restaurant had three credit cards stolen from her purse. Chesterfield Lt. Michael Thompson said these cards were later used at the Chesterfield Target store for more than $7,000 in cash advances. The suspect then allegedly struck again on Jan. 12, this time targeting a purse at a salon and grabbing three more credit cards. These were used at …

Friday, November 30, 2012

Hazelwood Man Stole, Used Co-Worker's Credit Card, Police Say

The card was used at a Schnucks, Shell station, Walgreens and McDonalds, police said.

A department store employee at Chesterfield Mall had his credit-debit card stolen by a co-worker, police said. Omega Jones, 21, of the 5300 block of Knoll Creek Drive in Hazelwood, was charged Monday with stealing a credit card, a class C felony, and fraudulent use of a credit card, a class A misdemeanor. Chesterfield Police said the credit card was stolen Aug. 5 from the Macy's shoe department stock room and used at a Schnucks, Shell gas station, Walgreens and McDonalds. Jones was working on the day of the theft and was the only shoe department employee who left the store before the fraudulent charges were made, police said. The police report indicated that Jones admitted stealing the card and making the purchases. Bond was set at $10,000…

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