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01/09/2019 11:00 PM

ID of Suspected Purse Thief Wanted in Guilford


Photo courtesy of the Guilford Police Department

Guilford Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in a larceny that occured on Monday.

Police were called to a Guilford gym on Monday, Jan. 7 after receiving a report that a vehicle had been broken into. Police discovered that the passenger side window was smashed and a purse that had been left on the passenger side floor was stolen.

Shortly after that theft, a white female with what appears to be long, dyed red hair, entered Walmart, 900 Boston Post Road, and used credit cards from the stolen purse to make a $500 gift card purchase. She attempted to make a second $500 gift card purchase but the card was declined.

On Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m., the same female was captured on a security camera attempting to cash a stolen check from a Rhode Island victim in Bronxville, New York, using the stolen ID from the Guilford victim. Bank security cameras show the suspect in what apears to be a grey or silver Dodge Caravan.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of this person is asked to call Guilford Police at 203-453-8061 or via the anonymous tip line at 203-453-8240.

Photo courtesy of the Guilford Police Department
Photo courtesy of the Guilford Police Department
Photo courtesy of the Guilford Police Department
Photo courtesy of the Guilford Police Department
Photo courtesy of the Guilford Police Department