Police Looking for Man Who Charged $12,000 on Stolen Credit Cards

This summer, a man stole two elderly women's wallets on two different instances in Maryland and bought almost $12,000 worth of items on their credit cards, the Washington Post reports.The man stole a 71-year-old woman's wallet in Bethesda in July and charged a $5,000 blue Santa Cruz bicycle to one of her credit cards. Suggested…

This summer, a man stole two elderly women's wallets on two different instances in Maryland and bought almost $12,000 worth of items on their credit cards, the Washington Post reports.

The man stole a 71-year-old woman's wallet in Bethesda in July and charged a $5,000 blue Santa Cruz bicycle to one of her credit cards.

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In the second incident, the same man is believed to have stolen a wallet from a 74-year-old woman while she was shopping in the North Potomac area in August. This time around, he spent about $5,900, which included a $3,500 men'sΒ watch.

There is a reward of up to $10,000 being offered for information leading to his arrest, and anyone with information has been asked to call 240-733-6070.

Read more at the Washington Post.

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