THIEVES PURCHASE CHINESE FOOD AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITH STOLEN CREDIT CARDS


PIO Number 25-1-38 Date Jan. 30, 2025
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Do you know these individuals? Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office North Lauderdale District are releasing surveillance video of subjects wanted in connection to three vehicle break-ins and multiple fraudulent credit card purchases in North Lauderdale.

According to investigators, the car burglaries and credit card frauds occurred between November 2024 and January 2025. Detectives say within that timeframe, the unknown individual(s) burglarized one car near the 1200 block of Hampton Boulevard and two other cars between the 1300 and 1400 blocks of Avon Lane. Personal items along with credit cards were stolen from the vehicles.

Through investigative methods, detectives learned the stolen credit cards were used to purchase Chinese food and tobacco products at various businesses in North Lauderdale. Surveillance video obtained from one of the stores shows two male subjects believed to be in their late teens at a counter ordering food. One subject is seen wearing a dark-colored hoodie with a graphic T-shirt underneath, while the other has on a dark-colored graphic T-shirt and blue jeans. The subject in the hoodie hands the cashier one of the stolen credit cards after placing a cell phone and what appears to be a tobacco product on the counter. When the transaction doesn’t go through, the subject hands the cashier another stolen credit card, which completes the purchase.   

In total, the thieves have gotten away with approximately $3,385 worth of valuables and cash, in addition to fraudulently spending close to $152 in credit card transactions.

Anyone with information on the subjects’ identities and/or whereabouts is asked to contact BSO North Lauderdale District Det. Ricardo Fratichelli at 954-722-5800 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch App. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), online at browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.

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Gerdy St. Louis/PIO