Men in North Carolina use fake ID to charge $11K at jewelry store, home improvement store, police say
Updated: 1:27 PM EST Jan 18, 2023
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Men in North Carolina use fake ID to charge $11K at jewelry store, home improvement store, police say
Updated: 1:27 PM EST Jan 18, 2023
Two men are wanted after authorities in North Carolina say they used a fake ID to charge more than $11,000 at Kay Jewelers and Home Depot, according to police in Gastonia. (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) Gastonia police said the two men in these pictures opened up credit card accounts at the businesses. The suspects fraudulently charged a total of over $11,000 between the two accounts. One charge at The Home Depot was the fraudulent purchase of more than $4,600 for a John Deere riding mower.The truck the suspects used to transport the riding mower is seen in one of the photos, police say. If you have any information about these suspects or their vehicles, please call detectives at 704-854-6647 or Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at 704-861-8000. You may be eligible for a cash reward and callers may remain anonymous.
Two men are wanted after authorities in North Carolina say they used a fake ID to charge more than $11,000 at Kay Jewelers and Home Depot, according to police in Gastonia.
(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4)
Gastonia police said the two men in these pictures opened up credit card accounts at the businesses.
The suspects fraudulently charged a total of over $11,000 between the two accounts.
One charge at The Home Depot was the fraudulent purchase of more than $4,600 for a John Deere riding mower.
The truck the suspects used to transport the riding mower is seen in one of the photos, police say.
If you have any information about these suspects or their vehicles, please call detectives at 704-854-6647 or Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at 704-861-8000.
You may be eligible for a cash reward and callers may remain anonymous.