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Two charged with stealing credit cards

Norton

By Bill Moss, Published: November 29, 2016

Henderson County sheriff’s deputies charged two 21-year-olds with stealing credit cards from unlocked vehicles and running up thousands of dollars of purchases at local stores.

The initial theft occurred following a car show in late September in Jackson Park when a wallet was stolen from an unlocked vehicle. Credit cards were used at several local businesses to run up several thousand dollars in charges.

Charged were charged Timothy Cody Norton and Cynthia Violet McCarson, both of 321 Wren Drive.

Norton is charged with the following: one count of felony breaking and entering of motor vehicle, three counts of felony financial card theft, two counts of felony financial card fraud, one felony count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and one count of misdemeanor larceny. Norton, currently in custody in the Transylvania County Jail on unrelated charges, will be arrested on the Henderson County charges when he is released, the sheriff's office said.

Cynthia Violet McCarsonMcCarson is charged with one felony count of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, three counts of felony financial card theft, two counts of felony financial card fraud, possession of stolen property and misdemeanor larceny. She was released on a $9,500  bond.

During the holiday shopping season the chance of someone becoming a victim of theft significantly increases. Sheriff Charles McDonald reminded everyone of a few simple tips that can reduce your chances of becoming a victim of a vehicle break-in:

· Always lock your car when it is unattended.
· If you leave valuables in your car, keep them out of sight or lock them in your trunk.
· Do not park at your destination and then hide your valuables. Thieves will often watch parking lots for unsuspecting victims putting their valuables out of sight when they arrive.
· Park in well-traveled and well-lit areas of parking lots. Thieves do not want to be seen committing their crimes.
· Engage your vehicles theft-deterrent system, if so equipped, but don’t depend on it to be the single source solution to prevent crime.