Help Needed to End Credit Card Thieves' Spending Spree

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for some help identifying three people it says swiped a person’s credit cards back on Oct. 23 and then went on a spending spree through Clearwater, Palm Harbor and Dunedin.

The ill-gotten cards were used Oct. 23 between 12:30 and 3:10 p.m. at:

• Walmart – 23106 U.S. Highway 19 North in Clearwater
• Break Time – 23977 U.S. Highway 19 North in Clearwater
• Len’s Shell – 24086 U.S. Highway 19 North in Clearwater
• Shell Gas Station – 2198 Main St. in Dunedin
• Galiant – 32505 U.S. Highway 19 North in Palm Harbor
• Hess – 2485 Nebraska Ave. in Palm Harbor
• Circle K – 35319 U.S. Highway 19 North in Palm Harbor
• Walmart – 35404 U.S. Highway 19 North in Palm Harbor

Courtesy of surveillance cameras, deputies have descriptions of all three:

• The first suspect is a Hispanic male between the age of 25 and 30. He stands about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark colored T-shirt with a logo on the left side of the chest, dark pants, black shoes, a brown baseball type hat and a brown banded watch on his right arm.
• The second suspect is also a Hispanic male with a similar age, height and body description as the first. He has short dark hair and was last seen wearing a red Aeropostale T-shirt, jeans and sunglasses on his head.
• The third suspect is a Hispanic or Caucasian female between 20 and 30 years of age. She is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds. The woman has long straight black hair and was last seen wearing a red shirt with a black sweater, black pants and black rimmed glasses. She had a small child with her.

The trio is believed to be driving a silver or grey van.

Anyone with information on this theft is asked to contact Det. K. Frazho 727-582-6200 or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS or www.crimestoppersofpinellas.org.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office