Man Steals Western Springs Woman's Credit Card, Uses It Almost Immediately: Police

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL – A man stole a Western Springs woman's credit card and started using it almost immediately last month, police said.

Gilberto Carmona, 52, who lives on Park Avenue in Brookfield, was arrested on felony charges of burglary of a motor vehicle and possession of a stolen credit card, police said.

Patch obtained the police report through a public records request.

About 8 a.m. May 22, a 32-year-old Western Springs woman left her house to pick up an order at Starbucks, 6 47th St., according to the report.

She told officers that she had left her car doors unlocked and her purse on the passenger seat, police said. She was inside the restaurant for 10 to 15 minutes.

While heading home, she received alerts about a $106 charge at the Walgreens in Lyons and another charge at Rainstorm Car Wash in Brookfield, police said. She then discovered her wallet, containing multiple credit cards, had been stolen.

Surveillance footage at both businesses led officers to Carmona, according to the report.

Officers waited outside Carmona's house until he left with an unidentified woman. He was stopped at a nearby business.

During an interview, Carmona told police that he saw a credit card lying on the seat of a car while leaving Starbucks, so he went inside and stole it, according to the report.

He admitted to buying a gift card at Walgreens and stated that he may have gone to the car wash, but couldn't recall doing so, police said.