Crime & Safety
Credit Card Cloner Caught At Cool Springs Belk: Franklin Police
Franklin Police allege officers found a dozen cloned credit cards and a fake ID on an Atlanta man in the Cool Springs Belk.
FRANKLIN, TN — Franklin Police say an Atlanta man attempted to buy sensibly priced Southern fashions with a dozen cloned credit cards in Cool Springs last Thursday.
Officers were called to the Cool Springs Belk on June 8 when a man "acting suspiciously" aroused the attention of store security. The officers said that 24-year-old Akeem McLeod, of Atlanta, was carrying 12 cloned credit cards and was trying to make purchases at different registers throughout the store. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)
In addition to the fraudulent cards, police said McLeod was also in possession of a fake Pennsylvania identification card. He is being held on a $26,000 bond.
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