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Pair in Hillsborough spent over $300 with stolen credit card, deputies say

Surveillance video shows two people leaving a Walmart in Seffner with a shopping cart full of merchandise.
Hillsborough County deputies are seeking a man and woman suspected of using a stolen credit card. They are shown here in screenshots taken from surveillance video at a Walmart in Seffner, one of six stores where the credit card was used. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
Hillsborough County deputies are seeking a man and woman suspected of using a stolen credit card. They are shown here in screenshots taken from surveillance video at a Walmart in Seffner, one of six stores where the credit card was used. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
By Megan Reeves
Published Nov. 17

Hillborough County deputies are working to identify a man and woman suspected of using a stolen credit card to buy more than $300 in merchandise at six stores in Tampa, Brandon and Seffner.

The transactions started at about 9 a.m. on Nov. 11, according to the Sheriff’s Office, and spanned over two days. The suspects were caught on surveillance video after using the card at the Walmart on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Seffner.

DO YOU KNOW THESE TWO? #teamhcso is looking to identify them after they used a stolen credit card at several stores in Brandon, Tampa and Seffner. If you know who they are, call HCSO at 813-247-8200.

Posted by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, November 17, 2019

The female suspect can be seen wearing a purple jacket, shorts and black slide-style sandals. The man is seen in a black jacket, black shorts and a white hat. He appears to have a large tattoo on his right leg, deputies said.

Anyone with information about the suspects is urged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200.

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