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Crime & Mayhem

Suspect Spent $2K at Pathmark and CVS Using Lost Credit Card, Police Say

November 20, 2013 1:02pm | Updated November 20, 2013 1:02pm
Police were looking for a suspect who made purchases at a Pathmark in Harlem.
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MANHATTAN — Police were looking for a man this week who is suspected of using a lost credit card to buy about $2,000 worth of items at local chain stores, according to the NYPD.

The suspect used the card at a CVS and two Pathmarks, including one at 300 W. 145th St., where he was caught on a surveillance camera at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 5, police said.

The victim either lives on the Lower East Side or lost the card there, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274-637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

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