Area Police Searching for Credit Card Fraud Suspects

Police are asking the public to keep a look out for two women who, they say, are using stolen credit cards to buy gift cards from area grocery stores.

According to Mount Pleasant police, two female suspects Wednesday visited Piggly Wiggly on Washington Avenue to try and purchase gift cards of $50 and up with stolen credit cards.

Before their stop at The Pig, the women also reportedly went to the Pick 'n' Save on Rapids Drive and two Piggly Wiggly stores on Erie and Durand Avenue, all of which are in the City of Racine. Customer service personnel at those stores denied the suspects service.

Witnesses offered this description of the women:

• Driving a newer model white Ford or Dodge car with four doors
• Both women area African American
• One suspect has light skin, 5'6'' to 5'7", approximately 150-160 pounds with short black hair. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, white shirt and black jeans.
• One suspect has darker skin, 5'7" to 5'9", approximately 170-180 pounds with a long black weave and a scarf around her head. She was last seen wearing a black jacket and a long, pink sweater that covered her black pants.

MPPD Sgt. Eric Relich said that in addition to the stolen credit cards, the women are also using a Driver's License and photo military ID with the name A. Smith.

Photos of the suspects were not yet available at the time this story posted. We will update this story when we receive the surveillance photos and as details become available.

Anyone with information can contact CRIME STOPPERS anonymously by: calling 1-888-636-9330, email: http://racine.crimestoppersweb.com, or text message: RACS to 274637 (CRIMES).