{"id":165989,"date":"2026-02-06T01:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/165989\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T01:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:18:17","slug":"thief-used-stolen-credit-card-to-purchase-pricey-laptop-from-costco-bakersfield-pd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/165989\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief used stolen credit card to purchase pricey laptop from Costco: Bakersfield PD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for help to identify a woman suspected of using a stolen credit card to buy a MacBook laptop at a Costco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to BPD, the theft happened on Oct. 9 at the Trader Joes on Coffee Road near Stockdale Highway. A victim told police her credit card and phone were stolen from her purse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+ <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A short time later, the stolen card was used to purchase a MacBook Pro from the Costco on Rosedale Highway. The suspect was seen on surveillance video, police said. Images of the suspect and the suspect\u2019s vehicle were released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"617\" height=\"216\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5a8ba26bce87ea0acf6d976a4661959f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect is described as a woman wearing a white hat, light blue torn jeans, a maroon and white sweater that says \u201cKORS,\u201d black and white shoes with a Karl Lagerfeld tote bag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She is believed to be in a white 2004-2007 Nissan Armada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information on the suspect is encouraged to contact Detective R. Fujihara at 661-326-3544 or BPD at 661-327-7111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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