Catch A Thief 12/12/12
updated: Dec 12, 2012, 10:44 AM

Source: Santa Barbara Police Department

The subject depicted in the attached surveillance photographs used a stolen credit card in a small jewelry store in downtown Santa Barbara on October 30, 2012.

If you recognize this person please contact Detective Sergeant Dan McGrew at (805) 897-2330 / dmcgrew@sbpd.com, Detective John Ingram at (805) 897-2331 / jingram@sbpd.com, or call anonymously to (805) 897-2386.

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MUG SHOT GALLERY

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COMMENT 353258	2012-12-12 10:52 AM
He was really lucky the employee didn't ask for picture I.D. Bet they do now.
COMMENT 353259	2012-12-12 10:55 AM
I wonder what he was thinking as he looked directly into that camera?
COMMENT 353264	2012-12-12 11:14 AM
That is one of the recent hard working Panga visitors compliments of the Sinaloa Cartel business development division.
COMMENT 353270P	2012-12-12 11:23 AM
October 30? October frickin' THIRTIETH?? Wow, SBPD, what's the rush? You really think this dude is still around? Maybe if this picture had posted, say, oh I don't know...maybe a day or so after the crime occurred, you might have had a better chance of someone seeing him around.
COMMENT 353275	2012-12-12 11:31 AM
I agree with 270P... what a joke the SBPD is.
COMMENT 353289	2012-12-12 11:53 AM
270P. You're making the assumption that the person whom this CC belongs to noticed that their credit card was used right away. If this was a card that wasn't used often, why would the owner suspect anything was wrong or even the card was missing until the billing statement arrived 30 days later.
COMMENT 353311P	2012-12-12 12:20 PM
Agreed, 270P. 289 your argument is valid too, but it seems to be the norm that these posts are made months and months after the fact. I find it hard to believe every single incident goes undiscovered for months.
QUAD-LIX	2012-12-12 02:55 PM
I can't identify him either, but I thought the pattern on his shirt was funny for someone who's breaking the law. I remember that pattern from old cartoons of people in prison.
COMMENT 353401	2012-12-12 03:40 PM
I think maybe part of the reason these pictures are released later than it seems practical is a combination of the lag in reporting time AND the fact that the police are conducting a criminal investigation in which giving a picture to the public is the LAST resort after their investigation proves fruitless. I wouldn't criticize as much as try to understand, but that's just me.
COMMENT 353433	2012-12-12 05:25 PM
@401 Well said ...
COMMENT 353568	2012-12-13 08:21 AM
The next time you use that card buy a new shirt!

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