2 arrested, third sought after nearly $100K swiped in Calgary distraction thefts

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2 arrested, third sought after nearly $100K swiped in Calgary distraction thefts
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Have you seen Petrisor? The CalgaryPoliceService confirms two men have been arrested and a warrant has been issued for a third in connection with a recent string of distraction thefts. yyc

According to police, 12 distraction theft cases were reported from late January into early February and the victims lost nearly $100,000 combined.

The accused allegedly watched and noted their personal identification numbers of the victims while they were making purchases with their debit or credit cards at major retail stores in the Calgary area. The men would then approach the victims and distract them while stealing the physical financial cards.

With the correct PINs memorized, the stolen debit or credit cards would then be used to withdraw cash or make fraudulent purchases.Florian Paun, 42, and Ion Tirna, 55, each face 29 charges related to theft or fraud including:CPS officials say stolen credit cards belonging to a victim who had yet to report the theft of their cards were found during the arrest.Warrants have been issued for 24-year-old Petrisor Adrian Marior on 29 offences.

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