Evesham Township Police Searching For Pickpocket Suspects Who Stole Woman's Wallet, Spent $2,000 At Apple Store
MARLTON, N.J. (CBS) -- With the holiday shopping season here, police in New Jersey are warning shoppers to keep their identification and wallets safe. Evesham Township police searching for pickpocket suspects accused of stealing a woman's wallet from her purse while grocery shopping in Evesham Township.
Police say the woman was shopping in the produce section of the Whole Foods Market in Marlton. They released surveillance video Wednesday morning of a woman being robbed while grocery shopping.
"We live in a world today that you have to be careful," shopper Francesca Spay said.
Sound advice from shoppers after a woman's wallet was stolen out of her purse in Evesham Township.
"This time of the year, you have to be very careful," Spay said. "Watch your bag, watch your money, watch your credit cards."
The theft happened in early November, but Evesham Township police just released surveillance video on Wednesday morning. It shows a woman shopping in the produce aisle at Whole Foods when two other women approach her. One of them rummages through her purse in the shopping cart.
Police say the robbers later spent $2,000 at an Apple store.
"I get nervous. I make sure I take extra precautions to hide the credit cards," shopper Carol Riley said. "I leave most at home and just take what I need."
An Evesham Township police officer offered some tips so you can help yourself not be a victim of a crime.
Police say when thieves are looking to steal wallets, they look for purses left on the back of a chair or on the floor, a wallet sticking out of a purse and purses left unattended -- like in the Evesham case.
Police warn purse thieves look for the following:
- A woman who drapes her purse on the back of a chair or on the floor beside her.
- A woman who's wallet is sticking out of her purse.
- A woman who leaves her purse or wallet in a shopping cart.
- A purse or bag left in an unlocked car.
- A woman who has set their purse or wallet down on a table or counter.
- Purses left in unattended offices or dressing rooms.
- Purses and coats dangling on coat racks.
Some women have their own way of making sure they aren't robbed.
"I don't carry a purse that's not attached to me," Spay said. "I always carry a crossbody."
"My mother always told me if I had a crossbody bag, leave it close to you so that way if they're going to try to snatch it, they're going to have to pull your whole body," shopper Renee Martin said.
Evesham Township police are asking you to give them a call if you notice the two suspects at 856-983-1116.
