LMT Police Seek Woman In Starbucks Purse-Snatching

LOWER MAKEFIELD, PA — Police in Lower Makefield Township are looking for a woman they say snatched the purse of another woman at the Starbucks in the Oxford Shopping Center.

They say she then went on a spending spree, spending more than $2,000 at several stores in the area over the next several hours.

After stealing the purse at the coffee shop at 1621 Big Oak Rd., police say, the woman used the victim's credit cards at the Tullytown Walmart at about 6:50 p.m. on Nov. 18, spending $281.06. The victim's cards then were used at Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Famous Footware and Joanne Fabric — all at the Oxford Valley Shopping Center in Fairless Hills.

Those purchases totaled $2,124.74, Lower Makefield Township Police said.

More fraudulent purchases were made on the victim's cards at the Home Depot in Fairless Hills, according to police.

The woman is believed to be driving a silver SUV or minivan. Take a look at the security images of the suspect and her vehicle below. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Detective Rich Meehl at 267-274-1163 or at richm@lmt.org.

Photos courtesy Lower Makefield Township Police Department