Suspected pickpocket ring caught on camera in St. Armands

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Sarasota Police Department says it recently led an investigation involving at least three other law enforcement agencies to catch a women described as a career criminal.

Margarita Elena Urriola Maldonado, 52, of Chile, was arrested Jan. 2, during a traffic stop in Osceola County. She is a suspect in coordinated pickpocketing and credit card fraud attempts across the state, police said in a news release.

The investigation started Dec. 26, when a theft was reported at a business on St. Armands Circle…

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