4 charged after credit cards stolen from Winnipeg gym lockers: police - BERITAJA

A spree of in installments paper thefts from gym lockers crossed Winnipeg, totalling much than $8,000 successful fraudulent purchases, resulted successful charges for 4 Ontario residents, according to police.

Thefts occurred almost regular from March 12 to 18, and about $4,000 was spent connected 1 of the stolen cards. Reports of stolen debit and credit cards from fittingness accommodation were received from crossed the city, a news merchandise from the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) said.

The suspects gained entree to the gym locker rooms by telling unit they were willing successful joining.

“(On) March 12, 2026: a locker was surgery into and a wallet containing a in installments paper was stolen from a fittingness installation successful the 100 artifact of South Town Road. Several fraudulent transactions totaling about $1,255 were made soon after,” the WPS said.

Then, 2 days later, different paper was stolen from a gym connected Newmarket Boulevard and $825 was spent, it added.

More than a period aft the thefts stopped, 3 arrests were made. A 40-year-old man, 39-year-old man and 41-year-old woman, each from Scarborough, Ont., were arrested astatine the 600-block of St. Anne’s Road connected April 23.

The 40-year-old was charged pinch 7 counts of fraud nether $5,000, 7 counts of unauthorized usage of in installments paper data, 7 counts of possession of spot obtained by crime nether $5,000 and nonaccomplishment to comply pinch a tribunal order.

The 39-year-old will look 2 counts of breaking and entering to commit a crime, arsenic good arsenic a complaint for nonaccomplishment to comply with a tribunal order.

Police besides said the female will look 3 counts for breaking and entering to perpetrate a crime.

Five days later, a 52-year-old Scarborough man was charged pinch 8 counts of fraud nether $5,000, 8 counts of unauthorized usage of a in installments paper and 8 counts of possession of spot obtained by crime nether $5,000.