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Peachtree City Police seek purse theft suspect

Police are asking for public help to identify a woman who allegedly purchased gift cards using a stolen credit card. Courtesy Peachtree City Police
Police are asking for public help to identify a woman who allegedly purchased gift cards using a stolen credit card. Courtesy Peachtree City Police
By Jill HowardChurch
Jan 9, 2018

Peachtree City Police are trying to identify a woman wanted in connection with the theft of a purse from a car in the parking lot of the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Jan. 5.

The window of the 2006 gray Hyundai Santa Fe was broken, and soon after a woman used the victim’s credit card to buy more than $1,000 worth of gift cards at the Kroger on Crosstown Drive. Store video, posted on the Peachtree City Police Facebook page, shows a young woman making the purchase.

Anyone with information is asked to call 770-487-8866 or email sstoyell@peachtree-city.org.

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