Crime & Safety
Hackettstown Man Accused of Credit Card Fraud
Erik Mitchell used a stolen credit card to purchase a Visa gift card, police said.
A 22-year-old Hackettstown man has been accused of using a stolen credit card to purchase a Visa gift card worth more than $100, police said.
Hackettstown Police received a report on March 28 of a wallet stolen from a vehicle parked in Municipal Lot No. 3, Sgt. Darren Tynan said.
An investigation determined Erik Mitchell used one of the credit cards in the wallet that same day to purchase a Visa gift card totaling $105.95 at Quick Chek, Tynan said. Mitchell then used the gift card on March 29 to purchase a number of items at Quick Chek totaling $14.37, Tynan said.
Mitchell was arrested on May 8 and charged with two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. Bail was set at $5,000.
Mitchell has been lodged at the Morris County Jail on unrelated charges.
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