The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is ask-
ing the public for assistance in identifying
the man seen in surveillance photos using a
credit card cloned with the victim's account
number, the office has announced.
The victim, who lives in Plant City, noticed
unauthorized charges were made on his
account on May 7 at the Publix located at
4173 S. Tamiami Trail in Venice, a news
release explains. The suspect bought a gift
card and other items for $150, it says. The
suspect later made a $230 purchase at Macy's
in Port Charlotte, and the Charlotte County
Sheriff's Office is investigating that case, the
release notes.
Anyone who can identify this suspect is asked
to call Criminal Investigations at 861-1713,
contact Crime Stoppers of Sarasota County
at 366-TIPS (8477) or go online at sarasotac-
rimestoppers.com.
A suspect is seen in video surveillance provided by a Publix store in Venice. Contributed image
HELP SOUGHT IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECT WHO CLONED CREDIT CARD
CRIME BLOTTER
A second photo from video surveillance shows
the suspect. Contributed image
