Police warn people to take their valuables with them when using 91Ô´´â€™s popular parks.
91Ô´´ RCMP say purses were stolen from parked cars at two popular trail parking lots recently. In both cases, stolen credit cards taken from the purse were used on that same day. Police have released surveillance footage of the female suspects.
On April 11, a vehicle parked at Houston Trail was broken into and the owner’s purse was taken. A credit card was used later that day at a Subway in Walnut Grove and police allege the a woman (pictured in pink) completed the transaction. She is described as Caucasian, in her mid 30s, 5’5 tall, dark hair and she was wearing tights, a pink shirt and a workout coat. The purse is described as silver/brown metallic Coach containing a white fading into blue Coach wallet inside.
On May 9, a back window of a vehicle was broken at Campbell Valley Park. The owner’s purse was taken from the vehicle along with a sweater and blue and green rugby cleats. Police allege a woman used one of the stolen credit cards at the Brookswood 7-Eleven.