The Santa Ana Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a male suspect and a female juvenile accused of stealing a wallet and then using the victim’s debit card in a spree of unauthorized transactions that allegedly resulted in losses of several hundred dollars. According to police, the incident occurred on Oct. 15, 2026, near the entrance of a Marshall’s department store.
Investigators say the female juvenile located the wallet and handed it to the male suspect, who then placed the wallet in his pocket rather than attempting to return it to its owner. Police allege the suspects subsequently attempted 62 unauthorized transactions using the victim’s debit card, causing financial losses to the victim.
The case highlights a common but costly form of property crime. Many victims assume that finding a lost wallet and using its contents is a minor offense. Under California law, however, keeping found property when there are reasonable means to identify and return it to the owner can be prosecuted as theft…