ID Thief Pawns Jewelry Purchased With Stolen Credit Card: Cops

ORLAND PARK, IL -- A Harvey woman used a fraudulent credit card to purchase jewelry at Orland Square and then pawned it, prosecutors said. LaTasha Reid, 36, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a felony charge of identity theft.

According to the charges, Reid went to JC Penney around 2:30 p.m. Aug. 20, where she purchased a bracelet, earrings and a ring totalling $4,639. The prosecutor said she took the jewelry and pawned it at a local pawn shop, where she received $525.

Reid went back to the store a few days later where she allegedly used the same credit card to buy $1,398 worth of clothing. The prosecutor said the information on the credit card and Reid’s ID did not match, so the sale was declined. The cardholder soon received credit cards with Reid’s name on them, who had allegedly added herself on the account as an authorized user.

The prosecutor said that JC Penney and pawn shop employees identified Reid in a photo array. The transactions were also captured on security video. The assistant public defender told the judge that the father of Reid's children had given her the credit card.

Bail was set at $30,000. Reid is due back in court Oct. 2 in Bridgeview.