April 16, 2010 Casino security nab 4 with stolen credit cards www.privateofficer.com
The investigation began Friday after casino officials learned that two fraudulent transactions were made the previous Friday to obtain cash advances.
Arrested were:
• Tericka Grady, 33, of Castle Hayne, N.C.
• Dreama Brown, 35, of Willard, N.C.
• Carlos Gause, 35, of Staten Island, N.Y.
• Shariff Thompson, 30, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Grady, Brown and Thompson were each charged with theft greater than $1,500, unlawful use of a credit card over $1,500, conspiracy, theft under $1,500, unlawful use of a credit card under $1,500 and conspiracy.
Grady and Thompson were additionally charged with theft under $1,500 and attempted theft under $1,500.
Gause was charged with two counts of conspiracy and resisting arrest.
He is being held in Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $2,000 cash bail.
State police spokesman Sgt. Walter Newton said troopers assigned to the gaming unit were called by casino officials Saturday about a woman — later identified as Grady — trying to get a cash advance for $1,062.00 with a fraudulent credit card.
Based on the earlier suspicious transaction, the casino security was instructed to hold the woman until the trooper arrived.
A floor security officer walked up to Grady, a man with her abruptly left the casino, evading security, Newton said.
The man — later identified as Thompson — got into a gold minivan with a Florida registration and drove out of the parking lot.
A pursuit ensued and troopers chased the vehicle to the area of Bowers Beach Road, where Thompson and a second man, identified as Gause — bailed out of the van and ran off, Newton said.
Both were arrested.
Dreama Brown, the fourth suspect, was found sitting in the minivan and arrested.
Newton said the suspects had personal identification cards along with the fraudulent credit cards, which they got from an unidentified third party.
An investigation revealed that the suspects frequented Dover Downs and the Harrington Raceway Casino the weekend of April 2-4 and last weekend.
When searched, Gause had $6,708 in his possession and Brown had $617, all of which was seized by police.
Brown, who was also charged with resisting arrest, is being held in the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution after failing to post $5,750 bail.
Grady is jailed there in lieu of $5,000 bail.
Thompson is being held in the Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $12,075 bail
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