Crime & Safety

Public's Help Needed to Identify Suspects in Credit Card Thefts: LCSO

Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is working to identify four suspects involved in a credit card theft spree targeting vehicles in the area.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Following the arrest of a Maryland man this week, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is working to identify four suspects involved in a credit card theft spree targeting vehicles in the region, according to a LCSO announcement.

Anyone with any information regarding the possible identities of the four other suspects are asked to call Detective S. Coderre of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit at 703-777-0475.

Deputies say that the group has been targeting vehicles, most of which have been parked at National Parks in Maryland and West Virginia, and stealing credit cards. The credit cards have been used fraudulently at area locations, including some stores in Loudoun County.

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Damon R. Albert, 43, was arrested October 26 for using the stolen credit cards to purchase items in Loudoun County. Albert is charged with two counts of credit card fraud and two counts of forgery. Additional charges are pending, according to the LCSO.

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