Perhaps they were merely distraction buys, or maybe, he was just hungry, but a Kelowna fraudster allegedly used a stolen credit card to purchase lifesavers, a creamsicle and a yogurt drink along with a $150 prepaid credit card.
The credit card was swiped back in November from inside a pickup truck on Flemish Street. The purchases were made using the credit card’s tap feature, which was successfully used twice before the card was deactivated.
Kelowna RCMP nabbed the sweet-loving suspect on New Year’s Day, a month after the incident.
“It was video surveillance footage obtained from the two stores visited by the fraudster, that aided police to be able to positively identify their suspect as a 39-year-old Kelowna man,” Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey said. “On January 1, officers received reliable information of their suspect’s current whereabouts.”
RCMP arrested the man in the Glenmore area.