Suspects stole mail from front porch, used new credit card to go on Home Depot shopping spree across Calgary

Police in Calgary are looking for a trio they believe stolen a woman’s credit card and racked up thousands of dollars worth of charges.

Investigators say at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, a man was captured on the victim’s home security camera stealing an unopened piece of mail that had been delivered to her front porch.

Included in the mail was a new credit card, police add.

It’s believed the suspects were able to use personal information from the stolen mail to activate the card and use it to make several fraudulent purchases at several Home Depot store locations throughout the city in the victim’s name.

The victim reported the incident to police three days after the theft, when the bank alerted her about the suspicious charges that has went over the card’s limit.

The first male suspect, who is believed to have stolen the credit card, was wearing a black baseball cap, white hoodie and black pants at the time of the theft, and was seen leaving 70 Avenue SW in a silver SUV.

The second male suspect is described as having a medium build, dark hair and a beard. He was captured on CCTV footage at Home Depot wearing a blue hoodie, blue shorts, black shoes and sunglasses.

The female suspect is described as having a medium build, with light-coloured hair and glasses. She was captured on CCTV footage at a Home Depot location wearing a London T-shirt, denim capri pants and light-coloured running shoes, with her hair in a bun.

Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or tip anonymously through CrimeStoppers.