BURNSVILLE, Minn.– Burnsville Police investigators hope images captured by surveillance cameras will help them nab a couple responsible for stealing and using people’s credit cards.
The suspects have been stealing purses from vehicles in public parking lots, usually in the early morning or evening hours. Crimes have occurred in the lots outside LA Fitness, Red Lobster and Olive Garden.
Within an hour of the theft, the victim’s credit card, check card, or debit card is used in other stores in cities within the metro area to buy gift cards. Those cards are usually valued at $250 or more, and are then used to buy items at other business locations within the same day.
Police say the female in the image is their main suspect but investigators believe the male pictured is also involved.
The Burnsville Police Department currently has three active felony cases involving the suspects, and Eagan Police Department are working one case that also appears to involve the same suspects.
The suspect’s vehicle appears to be a late 90′s or early 2000′s silver or light colored Cadillac.
If you have any information in regards to the identity of these suspects please contact Investigator Yakovlev at (952)895-4604.
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