Police: Fake contractor stole elderly woman's credit cards

Police say man used credit cards at local Walmart

WINDERMERE, Fla. – Windermere police released surveillance images of a man who they say tricked an elderly woman, stole her credit cards and used them.

Officers tell Local 6 the man showed up at a home on 1st Street Tuesday and told the 93-year-old woman he was a contractor. Police say after convincing the woman to let him inside, he went to her bedroom and stole her wallet and keys.

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Before the woman could cancel her credit cards, the man used the cards at a Walmart in Ocoee, according to police. Walmart security cameras captured the man leaving the store after using the cards, according to police.

Anyone who recognizes the man in the surveillance pictures is asked to call the Windermere Police Department.


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