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Woman Steals Wallet at Church and Uses Victim's Card at Lord & Taylor: NYPD

 Police are looking to speak with a woman in connection with a stolen credit card that was used buy $900 worth of goods at a Lord & Taylor on May 4, according to the NYPD.
Police are looking to speak with a woman in connection with a stolen credit card that was used buy $900 worth of goods at a Lord & Taylor on May 4, according to the NYPD.
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MIDTOWN — A woman charged $900 worth of goods to a stolen credit card at Lord & Taylor after stealing a wallet from a Midtown church, police said.

A 66-year-old woman left her bag unintended while she was in a community center at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church on 55th Street at about 4 p.m. on May 4, an NYPD spokesman said.

She later noticed her wallet was missing and another woman was later seen on video using the card inside the high-end department store on Fifth Avenue near 38th Street.

Police are looking to speak with the woman, who is 30 to 40 years old, and was last seen wearing an olive green jacket.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.