Wallet Grab May Be Related to Rash Of Grocery Store Thefts In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A woman whose wallet was stolen at Stop & Shop Monday told officers later that day that the thief had already tried to rack up nearly $6,000 in credit card charges, police said.

Fairfield Police Department
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Meredith Guinness

01/17/2018 5:00 a.m.

The woman said she left her wallet in her shopping cart and noticed it was missing when she went to pay for her groceries around 2 p.m., police said.

The $20 wallet contained credit and debit cards, $150 cash and a spare key to her car, she told police.

In the time it took to begin canceling her credit cards, the thief had already made a $2,800 purchase at Best Buy and attempted to spend $2,950 at an Apple store, police said.

The theft could be connected to others at Stop & Shop and Whole Foods locations in Fairfield and Westport over the past few months, police said.

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