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Costco Wallet Heist: Suspect Splurges $900 on Gift Cards at Walmart!

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A man used stolen credit cards from a woman’s wallet, taken at Costco, to buy over $900 in gift cards at Walmart, prompting Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to seek public assistance in identifying the suspect.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Police Department detectives are seeking
the public’s help to identify and locate the man who used stolen credit cards at a store in
Riverhead in June.
 
A woman reported her wallet was stolen while she was at Costco, located at 1768 Old
Country Road in Riverhead, on June 11 at 3:59 p.m. A man used credit cards from the
wallet at Walmart, located at 1890 Old Country Road, to purchase more than $900 worth
of gift cards the same day.
 
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.
Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers
to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can
be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at
www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.