Thief tries to buy large TV from Pompano Beach Walmart with stolen credit card

Credit card was stolen from car parked outside LA Fitness, deputies say

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are searching for a woman who tried to purchase a large, flat-screen TV from a Walmart store in Pompano Beach using a stolen credit card.

According to a BSO release, someone smashed the window of the victim’s car the night of Oct. 17 and stole her purse. 

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Deputies said the car was parked outside an LA Fitness at 1000 E. Hillsboro Blvd. in Deerfield Beach when the incident occurred.

Surveillance video shows a woman entering a Walmart at 5001 N. Federal Highway in Pompano Beach later that evening and trying to purchase a TV with the victim's credit card.

The thief left the store empty-handed.

Anyone with information about the woman's identity is asked to call Sgt. Dimos Charoudis at 954-480-4300. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. A reward of up to $3,000 is offered for information that leads to an arrest.


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