Suspect steals over $70K from victims in Austin: APD

The Brief

  • APD is looking for a suspect and a person of interest connected to multiple elderly fraud cases
  • One incident took place on Feb. 23 where the victim had more than $20,000 stolen
  • In another incident, on Feb. 25, a victim had more than $50,000 stolen

AUSTIN, Texas The Austin Police Department is asking for help identifying a suspect and a person of interest in multiple elderly fraud cases.

The backstory:

First case

Police said on Feb. 23, between 2:30 and 4 p.m., a woman went to several banks impersonating a victim by using stolen credit cards, band account information, and a fake ID that had the victim’s details along with the suspect’s photo.

The suspect withdrew more than $20,000 from several banks, including two Frost bank locations — 2425 Exposition Blvd. in Austin, and 5656 Bee Caves Rd. in West Lake Hills.

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