
LONG ISLAND, NY – The Major Case Bureau reports two arrests for Grand Larceny on Wednesday, September 22, 2015 at 5:40 P.M. in Hempstead.
According to detectives, Frederick D. Harris Jr, 22, of , Baldwin and Steve D. Kerr, 21, of Springfield Gardens, while employed as cashiers at The Home Depot, located at 172 Fulton Avenue conducted numerous fraudulent credit card transactions using stolen credit card information.
Frederick D. Harris Jr, 22, of , Baldwin is being charged with Grand Larceny 3rd degree. Harris is charged with Defraud 1st degree and will be arraigned on Thursday, September 23, 2015 at First District Court in Hempstead.
Along with several unidentified individuals they purchased various Home Depot gift cards and Visa gift cards in various dollar amounts causing Home Depot to suffer more than $200,000 in losses. These transactions occurred between June 21, 2015 and August 17, 2015. After an investigation the defendants were arrested without incident by Hempstead Police Officers on Wednesday, September 22, 2015 at The Home Depot.
Steve D. Kerr, 21, of Springfield Gardens is also being charged with Grand Larceny 3rd degree. He will be arraigned on Thursday, September 23, 2015 at First District Court in Hempstead.
The men are charged with Grand Larceny 3rd degree. Additionally Harris is charged with Defraud 1st degree. They will be arraigned on Thursday, September 23, 2015 at First District Court in Hempstead.
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