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Deputies Seek Suspects In Wallet Theft At School Parking Lot

Deputies are seeking the public’s help in identifying two people they believe could be suspects in the theft of a woman’s wallet from a car parked outside an elementary  school.


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On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, between the hours of 8:20-9 a.m., a mother’s wallet was taken out of her unlocked car while she was picking her son up from an elementary school located on the 22200 block of West Cypress Street in Saugus, according to deputies.

Shortly after, the victim received text alerts from her credit card companies.

Unknown suspect(s) had used her stolen credit card to purchase $3,000 worth of pre-paid gift cards at the Target located on Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia and attempted to use her credit card to purchase additional items at the Ralphs on McBean Parkway, Valencia, however that transaction was declined. Images of the suspect(s), an adult man and woman, were captured on the stores’ surveillance cameras.

If you know the identity of the suspect(s) or if you have any other information about this incident, please contact Detective Jones at 661-255-1121 ext. 5811. You can also submit an anonymous tip online through LA CrimeStoppers.org or by phone 1-800-222-8477.

 

 

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Deputies Seek Suspects In Wallet Theft At School Parking Lot

2 comments

  1. Nice. Serves her right for leaving her car unlocked.

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Perry Smith is a print and broadcast journalist who has won several awards for his focused, hyperlocal community coverage in several different regions of the country. In addition to five years of experience covering the Santa Clarita Valley, Smith, a San Fernando Valley native, has worked in newspapers and news websites in Los Angeles, the Northwest, the Central Valley and the South, before coming to KHTS in 2012. To contact Smith, email him at [email protected].