PANAMA CITY — Authorities are seeking a suspect who on at least one occasion allegedly committed credit card fraud in the presence of a small child, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday.
On Dec. 12, a woman lost her purse which contained her wallet. Later that afternoon, a white female used the victim’s debit card, which was in her wallet, to conduct numerous transactions at multiple businesses in Bay County, BCSO reported.
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The suspect is described as being a white female, who appears to be in her late 30’s or early 40’s, medium height and weight with short brown hair and was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and carrying a brown purse.
During one of the transactions, she was accompanied by a young female child who was wearing a pink outfit, investigators said.
BCSO encourages anyone who has contact with either of the individuals to contact law enforcement immediately. If you know the identities of these individuals, have information relative to this investigation or have any questions or concerns, please contact Investigator Craig Romans of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office by telephone at (850) 248-2075 or by email at craig.romans@bayso.org.