Wallet Thief's Spending Spree Totals $1,000+

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- Deputies in Jefferson County are searching for a woman who stole a wallet and went on a $1,000 spending spree.

The wallet and checkbook were stolen April 17 from a small business located in an office building at 2701 Youngfield Street in Golden.

The employee left her purse on a chair near her desk which was visible to anyone who walked by the office. When the employee left for lunch, a passer-by saw the purse and took the opportunity to rifle through it and stole a wallet and checkbook.

The thief went on a spending spree at two Walmarts and a King Soopers store spending more than $1,000 with the stolen cards and checks.

The suspect is described as a white female with dark shoulder-length hair parted in the middle. She wore eye glasses and dark clothing and carried a black or dark-colored purse. Her truck is a mid-90s white Ford F-250 with a chrome tool box in the bed.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call the JeffCo Sheriff's Office tip line at 303-571-5612.