January 26, 2012 Burglary victim, mall security work to apprehend suspect www.privateofficer.com
BURNSVILLE, Minn. Jan 26 2012- A Minnesota husband’s vigilant detective work led to the arrest of the suspect in a car break-in and purse theft. Hours after the theft took place Jan. 17 at Buck Hill ski area, the angry hubby located the suspect carrying the purse at Burnsville Center mall – ending her shopping spree on his wife’s dime. The suspect now faces up to 15 years incarceration and $30,000 in fines on three felony charges.
The Dakota County criminal complaint states that the victim and her husband reported the break-in and theft around 6 p.m. that day from Buck Hill. Her Coach purse, wallet and miscellaneous items were missing from behind the shattered vehicle window. The purse and wallet contained $200 cash, various credit cards and a $200 Macy’s gift card.
The couple was in the process of canceling their stolen credit cards hours later when they noticed unauthorized charges had recently been made at Burnsville Center. While the couple was headed to the police station, they stopped at the mall, as it was on the way. The husband visited a T-Mobile store where an attempted $600 charge had taken place on their account. He questioned a clerk there, who gave him a detailed description of the two females responsible for the failed transaction.
Leaving the T-Mobile store, the man saw the women fitting the profiles given by the clerk and confronted them. One of them was carrying a purse the same style of his wife’s missing one. He asked the woman, later identified as Jennifer Elizabeth Martin, 26, of Mound, if he could examine the purse, as his wife’s was missing. The second suspect then left the area of the conversation, never to return.
As the man continued to question a defiant Martin, mall security confronted the two parties as an argument was apparent. Martin then changed her story and admitted that the second suspect had left the area to throw away the credit cards and other evidence in a food court garbage can. The husband called police and mall security detained Martin until officers arrived. Macy’s Loss Prevention department then gave Burnsville police video of Martin making $245.71 in clothing purchases to the victim’s credit card that day.
Martin was found to be on probation, as she has a criminal history involving credit card fraud, theft and forgery. She now faces felony charges of Receiving Stolen Property, Financial Card Transaction Fraud and Identity Theft – each carrying a maximum of 5 years incarceration and a $10,000 fine. Martin has been in policy custody in Dakota County since Jan. 17 as she awaits further court proceedings.
Source:www.myfoxtwincities.com
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