A WOMAN who tried to pass off credit cards as her own and who produced someone else’s driving licence as identification has been charged with obtaining property by deception and handling stolen goods.
The woman, 27, approached staff at the Super-A-Mart store, Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin, Tuesday last week, and ordered $8000 in stock.
She paid a small amount in cash and then applied for finance using an allegedly stolen driving licence.
When the finance was denied the offender attempted to pay $2000 using an ANZ Visa card in someone else’s name.
Staff initially processed the application but then noticed inconsistencies in the names and cancelled the transaction.
The offender left the store after arranging to pay any outstanding debts at a later date.
Police were called and the woman apprehended.
She was allegedly found with several stolen credit cards and five tickets to the Sound of Music.
Police will claim the items were raided from post boxes in the St Kilda area.
The woman was bailed to appear at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court, 15 December.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 23 September 2015