Reading Eagle: 3 sought in wallet theft and use of a stolen credit card
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Offense: Theft and fraud
Date and time: April 13
Location: Boyer's Market near Fleetwood and Sam's Club and Target in Muhlenberg Township.
Suspects: Three females; see photos
Police synopsis: Two of the females were seen leaving Boyer's after removing a wallet from an unattended cart while the victim was shopping. The three photos are from the Target on the Fifth Street Highway where an attempt to purchase $1,012 of merchandise was unsuccessful because a credit card they passed a short time earlier at Sam's Club had been canceled by the time they reached Target. At Sam's they charged $6,194 on the card.
