St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office seeks names of two women who bought $4,000 in gift cards with stolen credit cards from purses taken in public buildings

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify two women who bought $4,000 in gift cards with stolen credit cards from purses taken in two public buildings in Chalmete, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Anyone with information on their names and whereabouts should call Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111 or the Sheriff’s Office at (504) 271-2501 and they could be eligible for a reward if arrests are made.

One purse was stolen Aug. 2 at a health clinic in Chalmette and the other on Aug. 10 at a public school building, Pohlmann said.

Credit cards were used to purchase $4,000 in gift cards at department stores in Slidell and Waveland, Ms., the sheriff said.

Video surveillance cameras captured images of the women walking in one store.