Crime & Safety
Recognize Us? Suspects Sought In Credit-Card Heist From Gym
The duo is accused of breaking into a Planet Fitness locker and going on a spending spree with stolen credit card, deputies said.
VISTA, CA – Investigators from the Vista Sheriff's Station are seeking the public's help to identify two suspects wanted in connection with a burglary at a local gym, according to law enforcement.
The Jan. 7 incident, reported between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Vista's Planet Fitness, on the 1900 block of University Drive, occurred as one suspect allegedly cut off a lock from a locker, took credit cards, cash and a checkbook, and then proceeded to use the stolen credit cards to buy $1,000 of Visa gift cards at Walgreens on the 300 block of Sycamore Avenue in Vista, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.
The suspect duo reportedly was driving a silver, four-door Mercedes-Benz with no front license plate, deputies said.
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One woman was described as black with a heavy build, weighing about 220 pounds, long hair and wearing a black, long-sleeved shirt and camouflage leggings, officials said.
The second suspect was described as a black female with long hair, medium build, 140 pounds and wearing a pink top with blue and white leggings.
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Anyone with information on the women or case can call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case.
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