Three women pulled off a theft at a local shop in Stuart by using a distraction to steal the owner’s wallet. The incident happened at Amber and Company Furniture and Consignment on Monterey Road, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25The women asked the store owner to help them look at a table in the back of the store. While the owner was distracted, one of the women quietly took the wallet from the owner’s purse behind the counter. The trio then quickly left the shop.Not long after, the stolen credit cards were used to make several purchases, including gift cards, a pack of toilet paper from Home Depot, alcohol, electronics, and a meal at a local KFC before the cards could be canceled.The sheriff’s office shared surveillance images showing two of the women wearing medical scrubs, with one also wearing a visor that said, “I love Jesus.” A third woman was not seen in the footage.The shop owner, who often brings her dog Oliver to work, was relieved that the pet was unharmed. Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to contact the Martin County Sheriff’s Office at 772-220-7000.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Three women pulled off a theft at a local shop in Stuart by using a distraction to steal the owner’s wallet.
The incident happened at Amber and Company Furniture and Consignment on Monterey Road, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
The women asked the store owner to help them look at a table in the back of the store. While the owner was distracted, one of the women quietly took the wallet from the owner’s purse behind the counter. The trio then quickly left the shop.
Not long after, the stolen credit cards were used to make several purchases, including gift cards, a pack of toilet paper from Home Depot, alcohol, electronics, and a meal at a local KFC before the cards could be canceled.
The sheriff’s office shared surveillance images showing two of the women wearing medical scrubs, with one also wearing a visor that said, “I love Jesus.” A third woman was not seen in the footage.
The shop owner, who often brings her dog Oliver to work, was relieved that the pet was unharmed.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to contact the Martin County Sheriff’s Office at 772-220-7000.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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