Police: Woman used credit card stolen in vehicle break-in
Fayetteville police are seeking public assistance in locating a woman who they said used a credit card that was stolen during a vehicle break-in.
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Authorities said that a suspect broke into an unsecured vehicle in the parking lot of the cosmetology school at Fayetteville Technical Community College on the morning of Jan. 15 and stole a purse.
Several hours later, a woman was caught on camera attempting to use a credit card stolen from the vehicle at a sporting goods store.
The video showed the woman arriving and leaving the store in a dark-colored Buick.
The vehicle break-in was one of three that happened on Jan. 15. All of the cars that were broken into were left unsecured with valuables inside, said police.
The second vehicle break-in occurred in the parking lot of the Omni Plaza at 3729 Sycamore Dairy Road and the third occurred in the parking lot of the Home 2 Suites at 4035 Sycamore Dairy Road.
A gun was one of the items taken from the vehicle in the hotel parking lot, police said.
Anybody with information is asked to call Fayetteville police at 910-703-3499 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.
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