Crime & Safety
Lower Makefield Police Seek Credit Card Thief
The man spend nearly $5,000 on expensive sound equipment and other items with the stolen card, police said.
LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Lower Makefield Township are looking for a man they say racked up nearly $5,000 worth of purchases after stealing a resident's credit card .
They shared photos and video Thursday of a man shopping while wearing a black North Face jacket. He was possibly driving a gray SUV, police said.
According to police, the man used the victim's credit card to make purchases totaling $4,887.60 between Dec. 27-29. The purchases included a Bose Acoustimass 10 series home theater sound system and a Samsung Q900 T Sound Bar, police said.
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The surveillance footage of him was taken at the Best Buy at Whitman Square Shopping Center on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, according to police.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Detective Rich Meehl at 267-274-1163 or email at richm@lmt.org.
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