Investigators with the North Coastal Sheriff's Station want your help in identifying and locating a man wanted in connection with a burglary and credit card fraud case in Encinitas.
It happened on October 26th between 7:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. at the LA Fitness located in the 200 block of S. El Camino Real in Encinitas. That's where the suspect stole a backpack from a locked locker inside the gym. He then used a key inside the backpack to unlock the victim's car in the parking lot. The suspect proceeded to steal a wallet from inside the car.
The suspect then used several of the victim's credit cards to make more than $1,000 in purchases from several businesses in the La Jolla and Midway areas of the City of San Diego.
Take a good look at the photos attached to this bulletin. The suspect is described as a white man in his 40s, standing 6'1" tall and weighing 185 pounds with brown hair. He was wearing a white baseball cap, light blue polo style shirt, grey jeans, black Nike tennis shoes and a light brown jacket.
The suspect was seen getting out of a newer model, 4-door, white Infinity (seen in photo) during one of the stolen credit card purchases.
If you have any information on the suspect, call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case.
Information on how to send anonymous e-mails and mobile app tips can be found on our website: www.sdcrimestoppers.org.
