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Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Steal $12K : PD

The suspect used a Deer Park woman's personal information to steal about $12,000, police say.

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Police are looking for this woman, who reportedly stole a Deer Park woman's personal information.
Police are looking for this woman, who reportedly stole a Deer Park woman's personal information. (Guarascio, Peter/ Suffolk County Police Department)

DEER PARK, NY — Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who used a stolen debit card to steal almost $12,000 from another woman’s account last year.

According to police, a person used a Deer Park woman’s personal information and requested a duplicate Chase debit card and the card was then intercepted as it was being delivered on October
28, 2021.

The woman withdrew money from the account at two Chase Bank locations, police said. (Suffolk County Police Department)

The same day, a woman used the stolen debit card to withdraw a total of about $12,000 from the victim’s account at two Chase Bank locations, 615 Grand Blvd. in Deer Park and 840 Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore.

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The woman reportedly withdrew the money in October, police said.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS or going online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages, and emails will be kept confidential.

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