Suspects' IDs Not Copied Before Credit Card Thefts at Supreme

News that alleged thieves paid to enter Supreme Sports Club in Columbia, stole credit cards from locked lockers, and then went to a nearby drug store and bought $8,000 in gift cards, left the public with a number of questions.

People peppered the Howard County Police Facebook page and Columbia Patch comments section with questions.

"Why would the sales associates [sell] $8,000 worth of gift card[s] without asking for ID?" asked Angelise Strull, on the police page.

DWB posted on Patch that Columbia Association, which operates Supreme Sports Club, "should collect ID from non-members" who pay to use the gym.

In fact, CA does have a policy that requires non-members, who are allowed to enter after paying a $25 fee, show a photo ID. CA's policy is then to photocopy the ID and have non-members sign a liability release.

"Unfortunately in this instance," said CA spokesperson David Greisman, in an email, "though they did show their IDs and sign the release, the copy machine was not working and we were not able to copy their IDs."

A police spokesperson said they questioned the cashier as well as other CVS employees, but as of Friday no arrests have been made in the case.

Police reported two men entered the gym on April 20, went to the locker room and stole credit cards and cash from two locked lockers by breaking off the locks with a sharp object. Afterwards, one of the men and an unknown woman went to the CVS in the Kings Contrivance Village Center and bought $8,000 in gift cards, according to police.

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