Pair stole purse from senior living facility and went on a shopping spree in Colonie
DELMAR — Bethlehem detectives travelled to the Midwest to bring a pair of alleged thieves to justice following an 11-month investigation into the theft of a healthcare facility that cost a local woman nearly $5,000.
The investigation began last September after police received a call from a Delmar woman who was alerted by bank and credit card companies that her cards were used to purchase items at Latham businesses.
According to police, the woman had a doctor’s appointment on Elsmere Avenue before going to work at a senior-living facility on Washington Avenue Extension. While at work, the victim said she placed her purse in her office…