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La Madeleine wallet snatcher strikes again with two new accomplices, police say

Police in Grapevine believe that a woman wanted in a string of wallet thefts at La Madeleine restaurants last August in Dallas-Fort Worth has struck again with two new accomplices.

In the most recent case, the female victim was dining at La Madeleine in Grapevine around noon Friday. Police said two male suspects, along with the woman from the previous thefts, used the victim's stolen credit cards to make purchases at a Target store before she even realized her wallet was missing.

Grapevine police said male suspects, along with a woman from previous thefts, used the credit cards stolen from a purse belonging to a La Madeleine diner to make fraudulent purchases before she even realized her wallet was missing.
Grapevine police said male suspects, along with a woman from previous thefts, used the credit cards stolen from a purse belonging to a La Madeleine diner to make fraudulent purchases before she even realized her wallet was missing. Grapevine Police Department Handout


In all of the cases, wallets were stolen from purses hanging on the back of chairs at La Madeleine restaurants and the stolen credit cards were used to make purchases at nearby businesses.

Authorities in Grapevine believe a woman suspected in a string of wallet thefts at La Madeleine restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth struck again on Feb. 9. Police released a side-by-side photo of the woman from one of the thefts in August 2017 and a new photo from the Feb. 9 incident.
Authorities in Grapevine believe a woman suspected in a string of wallet thefts at La Madeleine restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth struck again on Feb. 9. Police released a side-by-side photo of the woman from one of the thefts in August 2017 and a new photo from the Feb. 9 incident. Grapevine Police Department Handout

Grapevine police are looking for three people in connection to the most recent theft case. Police are asking anyone with information on the suspects to contact them at 817-410-8127.

This story was originally published February 19, 2018 at 5:01 PM with the headline "La Madeleine wallet snatcher strikes again with two new accomplices, police say."

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