Inver Grove Heights Woman Charged With Stealing Purse, Using Credit Card
Police say a couple used someone else's credit card to purchase almost $1,000 in jeans and Coach purses.
An Inver Grove Heights woman and her boyfriend have been charged with stealing a purse from a vehicle at Ridgedale Center and then using the victim's credit card to buy almost $1,000 worth of jeans and Coach purses. Erica Lynn Donovan, 24, of Inver Grove Heights, and Dean Bradley Pehl, 46 of Vadnais Heights, were both charged with two felony counts: financial transaction card fraud and possession of burglary tools. On Feb. 4, Minnetonka Police were informed that an SUV window had been broken near Cedar Lake Road and Creek Road. An observer told police she saw a suspicious-looking man and woman in a rusty red van near the SUV. When she returned to her vehicle, she saw that a window had been broken. The owner of the SUV came to the scene and…
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Diane Baum
7:02 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013
In MN, there is a law that says if you start your car, then leave it running unattended, it is YOUR fault. In many cities, to do so can get your car towed from you if the police catch you doing it. In this case, the same principal should apply. Why in the name of God would you leave a purse full of credit cards in the car? I mean....WHY? It is just begging to be stolen! I know...personal property… more ›