2 arrested for attempting to scam Starbucks in 3 states with stolen credit card

NIANTIC, CT (WFSB) – Two males are accused of making an attempt to buy and fraudulently return gadgets to Starbucks places in three states, together with in Connecticut.

Antwone Washington, 30, of Far Rockaway , NY, and Dante Shirfield Isaac, 31, of Hartford, face an inventory of prices, in accordance with East Lyme police.

Police had been referred to as to a Starbucks on Flanders Road in Niantic on Thursday simply earlier than 8 p.m.

A lady from Delaware reported that somebody made unauthorized purchases on her bank card at a Starbucks in East Lyme.

Police discovered that suspects had been additionally making an attempt to return merchandise from different Starbucks shops. They realized that two suspects had been pulling the identical rip-off at different Starbucks places in southeastern Connecticut.

Washington and Isaac had been taken into custody with out incident.

Police mentioned that they had a rental automobile, which contained about $1,800 value of Starbucks merchandise, together with receipts from shops in Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut.

Washington was charged with fourth-degree larceny, prison try at sixth-degree larceny, unlawful use of a bank card, third-degree identification theft, and different prices.

Isaac was charged with prison try at sixth-degree larceny, unlawful use of a bank card, third-degree identification theft, second-degree breach of peace and different prices.

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