‘Traveling fraud group’ from Arkansas arrested after allegedly stealing credit cards in Ada County
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Three Arkansas women were arrested Monday on charges of burglary after allegedly stealing credit cards at Ada County recreational facilities.
According to a release from the Boise Police Department, Jonte Duhart (25), Daikisha Johnson (26) and Larhonda Martin (28) are part of a “traveling fraud group” from Little Rock, Arkansas, who came to the area to steal credit cards and then buy gift cards worth thousands of dollars.
Boise police received a message from a business on Eagle Road on Monday reporting “the purchase of hundreds of dollars in gift cards.” Other businesses reported similar purchases from the previous day, and a description of the suspects and their vehicle was created. The suspects were then stopped at traffic stop at 11:15 a.m. Monday, arrested and taken to the Ada County Jail later that day.
Authorities determined that “the credit cards were stolen from multiple victims at recreational facilities in Eagle, Garden City and Boise and then used to purchase thousands of dollars in gift cards.”
The Organized Retail Crime Association of Idaho assisted in the exchanging of information between law enforcement agencies and businesses, Boise police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
This story was originally published October 30, 2018 at 5:43 PM.