Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Comments closed.

Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.

Please see our Commenting Policy for more.

Police charge Barrie woman in credit card fraud investigation

A 30-year-old woman from Barrie has been arrested and charged after police say a suspect was caught on surveillance footage allegedly using stolen credit cards.

Story continues below advertisement

According to police, sometime overnight between Aug. 7 and Aug. 8, someone entered a vehicle in the Chippawa Court area of Barrie.

Officers say several items were taken from the vehicle including more than $500 worth of earphones, a duffel bag of personal items and the owner’s credit cards.

The daily email you need for 's top news stories.

Police say two of the credit cards were used multiple times before the owner noticed. Officers say more than $1,400 in fraudulent purchases were made.

According to police, the woman has been charged with 15 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.

Police say the accused is scheduled to appear in court in Barrie in September.

Advertisement
Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article