Danbury PD Seeks Public Help in Search for Nursing Home Bandit

DANBURY, CT —Police are seeking the public's assistance identifying a woman they say may have stolen wallets at two nursing homes.

Employees of the Saint John Paul Center, at 33 Lincoln Avenue, and the Glen Hill Center Assisted Living Facility, at 1 Glen Hill Road, reported thefts of wallets at both locations between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and noon on Thursday, police are reporting. The credit cards from the stolen wallets were later used at the Walmart on 67 Newtown Road.

Both nursing homes reported seeing an unknown heavy set black woman with long black braided hair, wearing nursing scrubs, on their grounds that same day. Video footage obtained from Walmart shows the female in question with two other unidentified black women at the self-check-out registers. The women were seen buying gift cards with the stolen credit cards. After completing their transactions, the suspects walked out of the store and got into a red Toyota Camry with tinted windows, police say.

Police seek the public's assistance in identiying these women. They are described as:

• a heavy-set female, 5'6"to 5'8" tall, long black braided hair, dark brown eyes/possible blue contacts wearing purple/pink nurses scrubs and a dark colored jacket.
• A thin-build female, 5'0"to 5'2" tall, wearing a dark colored head wrap, possibly a scarf, a white hooded zip up sweatshirt, dark colored sweatpants, white socks and dark colored sandals.
• A medium-build female, 5'6"to 5'8" tall, black shoulder length hair wearing dark colored jacket, blue jeans, white socks and dark colored "FILA" brand sandals.

The Danbury area elder care facilities have been notified and are taking measures to prevent future incidents. Ridgefield PD and New Canaan PD have reported similar incidents with matching suspect descriptions that occurred on the same day, according to police.

Anyone has any information about this incident or any similar incidents is encouraged to contact Detective John Basile 203-797-4669.