Police Say Second Woman Sought In Coupon Scheme ID'd

UPDATE: Brick Township police issued a statement Wednesday thanking the public for help in identifying the second woman.

PREVIOUSLY: Police are seeking information on a third suspect in connection with a coupon scheme that has cost two supermarkets hundreds of dollars, the Brick Township Police Department says.

Brick police released a surveillance photo of showing a second woman who they say is involved in the scheme Tuesday on Facebook.

The three people are accused of using homemade $10 coupons that have UPC bar codes which are fooling the self-scan registers, according to Brick police. The vouchers are being scanned at several locations in Brick and Toms River multiple times a day. The suspects are walking away with several hundred dollars each day in unpaid merchandise, police said. Stop and Shop has been the primary target, Brick police said.

“The female pictured here was recently discovered in video surveillance with the female suspect from June 1,” police said. “She is observed trying to cash out a large order of paper products and cleaning supplies at the register, but was stopped by a store employee. She left the items at the register and subsequently left the store before the employee could identify her. She is observed leaving the store with the female suspect already identified on June 1.”

Anyone with information on the second woman’s identity is asked to call Detective Robert Shepherd of the Brick Police Department at 732-262-1121 or Detective Robert O’Neil of the Toms River Police Department at 732-349-0150 ext. 1255.