WEST WHITELAND TWP, Pa. - Authorities in Pennsylvania are searching for a group of credit card thieves who they say used distraction techniques to swipe wallets from unsuspecting shoppers at local stores and restaurants.
Jasmine Greene, 33, is the only suspect authorities have been able to identify thus far. Greene, according to court records, out on bail for similar charges in Montgomery County.The West Whiteland Police Department shared surveillance video from inside a Whole Foods Market that they say shows two people reach into a woman's purse as she's scrolling on her phone.One suspect is seen looking at a menu, while the other suspect squats down directly behind the victim and rummages through her person.
Soon, both suspects are seen reaching into the purse.Jamie Greene is among a group accused of swiping credit cards from unsuspecting shoppers in Chester County.
Investigators believe that Greene and others pulled off similar thefts at the Giant Food Store and Penara Bread in Exton, and they're accused of robbing a 76-year-old woman at a nearby Wegmans.The victim, who spoke anonymously, said one suspect stood closely to her and asked her advice on which healthy foods she should buy her mom who she claimed just had surgery. "I thought was a little peculiar but anyway, she seemed very nice," she said.