The Brief
- An investigation into a purse theft led to the arrest of an Ohio man and woman in Racine County.
- Sheriff’s deputies recently investigated a pair of reports of purse thefts from vehicles.
- After investigating the crimes, they used Flock cameras to eventually locate the suspect vehicle involved in the crimes, officials said.
UNION GROVE, Wis. – A Columbus, Ohio man and woman are in police custody suspected of stealing purses from vehicles, and then using credit cards from those purses on purchases in Racine County.
Purse theft leads to arrests
What we know:
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office said shortly before 1 a.m. on Sept. 24, a deputy responded to a residence on 57th Drive in Union Grove for a report of a purse that was taken from a parked vehicle. The deputy was informed that someone had attempted to use the victim’s credit card at Walmart.
The deputy responded to Walmart and obtained video footage of a white male attempting to use the victim’s credit card. The deputy was also able to obtain video footage of the suspect getting into a white vehicle which was similar to a vehicle related to another theft from vehicle that occurred on Sept. 21.
Sept. 21 theft investigated
What we know:…