Eatontown Police Arrest Two Charged With Using Stolen Credit Cards at Monmouth Mall

The Eatontown Police have arrested and charged two subjects who allegedly used a stolen credit card to purchase hundreds of dollars of merchandise and gift cards from Monmouth Mall Foot Locker.

Police arrested Steven C Hammond, 54, of Jersey City and Katherine M Knight, 41, of Newark on Saturday June 2 at the mall. Hammond and Knights were charged with theft by deception, fraudulent use of a credit card, credit card theft, presenting false documents-identity theft, and hindering apprehension.

"The sales staff notified police because they felt that something was suspicious about the amount of merchandise purchased by the two accused," Eatontown Det. Lawrence Tyler said in a release. "P.O. Christopher Quackenbush and Det. John Gugliuzza met with the sales associate in the Foot Locker store in the mall and they were able to obtain a description of the two accused, who had already left the store."

Patrol officers in the mall located Hammond and Knight and found that they were in possession of several credit cards which allegedly did not belong to them. They also possessed the merchandise and gift cards they purchased using the credit cards.

Det. Tyler said Hammond also had outstanding warrants from two other municipalities with a total bail of $114,540.30.

Bail was set for the two suspects at $25,000 each with no 10 percent option.