Police: Wallet Thieves Charged $10K on Eldery Woman's Credit Cards

Athens-Clarke County Police are looking for a man and a woman suspected in stealing an elderly woman’s wallet and making more than $10,000 in charges on her credit cards.

Police said a 77-year-old woman had her wallet stolen on Sept. 7 at the Publix on Atlanta Highway.

According to a news release, detectives found her credit cards were used to make purchases at Best Buy, Lowe’s and Home Depot stores on Epps Bridge Parkway, and at Belk, Target and a Shell gas station in Winder.

Police released images of the suspects (attached to this story) taken by surveillance cameras. The suspects were described as a black woman who was wearing blue clothing and a black man wearing a white shirt and khaki pants. They are believed to be travelling in a dark-in-color 2014 Toyota RAV4, with a chrome luggage rack on top.

Anyone with information on the identities of these suspects is asked to call Det. Gene Davis at 706-353-4218 X144 or email at gene.davis@athensclarkecounty.com. If you wish to remain anonymous, call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at
706-613-3342.

(Photos of suspects wanted for allegedly stealing credit cards and making $10,000 in charges. Credit: ACCPD)