Suspect uses fake gift card to get merchandise at Walmart, Westerville OH
FraudA suspect used a fake gift card at Walmart to get merchandise without paying. The suspect then left the area, possibly in a silver Chevy Town and Country vehicle. The vehicle was last seen near Taco Bell and Shrock and Park Meadow in Westerville. The suspect is a male in his 20s wearing a black hoodie and dark gray pants with short dreadlocks. This suspect is part of a group involved in similar incidents at multiple Walmart stores today.
Audio|Source: Westerville Police, Fire and EMS
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
$5.50 truck right, Walmart?
00:06
Good.
00:09
LP on in, Sain this occurred two minutes ago.
00:13
Apparently, somebody used a fake gift card and got free stuff from it.
00:18
We're still getting additional.
00:20
Sounds like they may have left from the vehicle.
00:24
I got me.
00:28
That's suspect vehicle.
00:29
Silver, right sort of town and country, so they're given as a King-Queen-Boy 391.
00:40
6-06, that's their district.
00:41
We can take that.
00:44
Got me.
00:45
Safe date, did they give a DOT?
00:49
Yeah, I work on that now.
00:52
Headed towards Taco Bell and turned right, something in westbound truck.
01:04
522.
01:08
522. Shrock and Park Meadow.
01:11
Code me on 50.
01:12
It's call. And do we have any information on the car?
01:16
Yeah, silver, Chevy, town, country, 12, King, Queen Boy, 391, last seen, potentially westbound truck.
01:24
And LP's now saying they think it could be an Uber because the suspect got in the backseat.
01:36
Not mentioned after the 30.
01:38
We'll head southbound state.
01:43
23 a year. What was the time frame again?
01:49
I think it'll be about four or five minutes now.
01:58
Suspect male black in his 20s and I think he's wearing a hoodie.
02:01
We're trying to get a better description now.
02:09
And I'll update on the description again, male black 20s, black hoodie, dark gray pants, and short dreads.
02:23
And LP. Sanis is part of a large ring that's going on other Walmarts.
02:27
The same suspects come back to this location four times today.
02:30
And he's bought a $50 Apple gift card for $11 somehow.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Schrock Rd, Westerville, OH 43081
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