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Northern Ont. woman facing charges after alleged credit card theft
A 29-year-old woman faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing and using a victim's credit card. An illustration of several credit cards is shown in an October 2022 file photo. (Andrew Vaughan/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
A 29-year-old woman faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing and using a victim's credit card last month, police say.
On July 1, officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service's Division 2 Unit arrested the and charged accused following an investigation into a June 23 incident.
Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Division 2
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service's Division 2 location is on Brock Street at the corner of Wellington Street East downtown. The new site is beginning initial operations on April 28, 2025. (File photo/Supplied/Sault Ste. Marie Police Service)
Police allege the woman entered the victim's vehicle and stole keys, a wallet containing identification, and bank cards.
'The accused then used one of the bank cards to make purchases of approximately $104 at two different stores,' police said in a news release.
Through investigation authorities obtained an arrest warrant before locating and apprehending the suspect.
The local woman is charged with theft of a credit card, two counts of possession and use of a credit card, and theft under $5,000.
The accused released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 8.
