Man wanted for buying Burger King with stolen credit card

Police are searching for a man, they say, stole a 19-year-old’s credit card on Monday, December 7 and used it to purchase meals at Burger King later that day.

According to cops, the 19-year-old realized he was missing his wallet—containing two MetroCards, two banking cards and several forms of ID—sometime around noon inside of the Church Avenue F Train Station.

A few hours later, at around 3:48 p.m., an unidentified man used the 19-year-old’s credit card to make a $27.88 purchase at a Flatbush Avenue Burger King (971 Flatbush Avenue).

The suspect pictured in the surveillance photos is wearing a black hat, dark blue jacket and light colored pants.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are kept strictly confidential.