Man Found With Over A Dozen Stolen Credit Cards, Greenwich Police Say

GREENWICH, CT — A 35-year-old man was arrested last week after Greenwich Police say he made over $6,000 in fraudulent purchases and had over a dozen stolen credit cards in his possession.

A co-conspirator fled the area and was not arrested, Lt. Timothy Kelly told Patch.

Jonathan Carrasco, of Paterson, N.J., faces multiple charges ranging from third-degree larceny and receipt from illegal use of a credit card to criminal impersonation and third-degree identity theft, according to his arrest report.

On May 29 at 1:42 p.m., Greenwich Police plainclothes officers noticed "suspicious behavior consistent with credit card fraud" that was occurring on Greenwich Avenue, police said.

In-person surveillance showed a co-conspirator using various credit cards in multiple stores, police said.

Police stopped the co-conspirator's vehicle on Greenwich Avenue, and a man, later identified as Carrasco, was in the front passenger seat, police noted.

"The on-scene investigation revealed that Carrasco conspired with another, utilizing several credit cards belonging to multiple victims without authorization," police said.

Using the personal identifying information in the form of victims' names and credit card numbers, Carrasco made $6,609.30 in purchases from various stores on Greenwich Avenue, police said.

"Additionally, Carrasco was in possession of 16 other stolen credit cards," police said.

Carrasco was unable to post a $50,000 bond, police added. He's scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on June 11.