Florida women stole 75-year-old’s wallet, bought $5K worth of merchandise, police say

Surveillance cameras caught two Florida women as they exited a department store. The women are accused of stealing a wallet and using credit cards to steal $5,000 worth of merchandise.

Surveillance cameras caught two Florida women as they exited a department store. The women are accused of stealing a wallet and using credit cards to steal $5,000 worth of merchandise.

Police officials in Florida are looking for two women accused of robbing a 75-year-old woman and then using her credit cards to buy $5,000 in electronics and gift cards.

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According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, the two women stole a wallet Nov. 15 as the elderly woman shopped at a grocery store, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Within 30 minutes, the two women went to a department store and bought the electronics and gift cards, the newspaper reported. The women also attempted to buy merchandise at another store, but the victim's credit cards were declined.

St. Petersburg police released surveillance photos of the women on the department's Facebook page Friday, including the dark gray SUV they drove.

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