Craigslist Scam Reported
Posted/updated on: August 18, 2012 at 7:58 am
TYLER — Two persons have been arrested after Tyler police have received a series of theft reports by persons who had responded to a Craigslist advertisement to purchase an IPad. The victims were presented with book bags containing paper notebooks. The bags were tied shut, delaying the victims ability to inspect the contents. Once the seller was presented with the money, he would flee the area, leaving the victim with the backpack. Three incidents were reported on Wednesday and two additional incidents were reported on Thursday.
When officers saw the pattern of the crimes, undercover investigators responded to the ad and set up a meeting to buy the Ipad. Working with uniformed officers, a sting operation was conducted and two suspects arrested for the thefts.
Arrested were Anthony Joseph Falbo and Kimberly Ann Bowman. Both are 25 and both are from Tyler. Falbo was charged with evading arrest and class A theft. Bowman was charged with class A theft.
