Gainesville Police arrested a woman May 8 and have been uncovering more crimes she has allegedly committed targeting the elderly.
Keyasha Patterson, 22, has 12 charges from GPD including using stolen credit cards in April and May.
Patterson allegedly stole the first victim’s purse at Walmart, located at 5700 NW 23rd St., on April 4 around noon. It contained her Social Security card, her driver's license and her credit card.
Soon after, a fraudulent charge of $61.01 was made at Murphy Express gas station, according to the report. At 7:16 p.m. the card was declined for $265 at DTLR on North Main Street. On April 5, it was declined for $1 at Sunoco.
Patterson is seen on surveillance video at Murphy Express and DTLR, according to the report.
The victim, 89, then allegedly let Patterson into her home to use the phone on the evening of April 21, according to the report. Patterson allegedly stole the victim’s new purse, which contained the victim’s replacement credit card and $200 in cash.
About 30 minutes later the credit card was charged $262.88 at Tommy Hilfiger in Celebration Pointe, according to the report. Surveillance video identified Patterson using it.
On the morning of April 29, a second victim, 84, asked what Patterson was doing when she walked out of his room at Brookdale Senior Living Facility, according to the report. She said she was looking for someone and had the wrong room.
The victim saw his drawer partially open and his wallets missing, according to the report. The wallets had the victim’s ID, Social Security card, $600 in cash and a debit card. The victim called 911 soon after.
As Patterson was leaving the facility, a GPD officer arrived. The victim pointed out Patterson’s car and the officer pulled her over.
The officer did not find the victim’s belongings on Patterson or in her car. Patterson was cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license without knowledge and was released.
Charges of $20 at a Shell gas station and $10.29 at a Wendy’s were made on the victim’s stolen card April 30. The card was declined for $700 at a Value Pawn & Jewelry, $402.95 at a Family Dollar and $1 at a Best Western hotel.
Surveillance video shows Patterson at the Family Dollar, according to the report.
An officer obtained an arrest warrant for Patterson for scheming to enter two elderly victims’ residences and steal their wallets May 1, according to the report. She used the debit cards at two stores on the same date.
When Patterson was arrested May 8, her wallet contained the first victim’s Social Security card and more, according to the report. She denied stealing anything from Brookdale.
Patterson has been in Alachua County Jail since May 8 due to additional charges from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and GPD. The Alligator only has reports from GPD. She currently has a $420,000 bail.
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