OCEAN CITY — A Delaware woman, wanted for swiping her mom’s debit card and running up transactions during the holidays, was arrested in Ocean City this week and charged with multiple counts of theft.
On Dec. 24, 2015, a Delaware woman filed a complaint with the OCPD her daughter had stolen her PNC Bank debit card and some cash had used the card to make several purchases and ATM withdraws over the two days before. The victim told police on December 21, she was at her residence in Delaware arguing with her daughter, identified as Clancy Kelly, 22, of Frankford.
As the argument escalated, the victim called to Delaware State Police to have Kelly removed from the residence. Prior to the Delaware State Police arrival, the victim noticed her purse on the bed and cash missing from her wallet. When Delaware police arrived, the victim told the trooper Kelly had stolen money from her wallet. Kelly was removed from the residence by police and that was the last time the victim saw her daughter.
The next day, the victim noticed her PNC Bank debit card was also missing. The victim went to the local PNC Bank branch and received a hard copy of the transactions posted to her account including a total of six in Ocean City. The transactions included two from the Food Lion in Ocean City along with four ATM withdraws from various locations around the resort all on the same day, Dec. 23. The six transactions that occurred in Ocean City totaled around $569.
On Jan. 7, the investigating OCPD officer followed up at the 7-Eleven convenience store at 59th Street where one of the ATM withdraws occurred. Using the date and time of the transaction, the officer was able to view surveillance video of Kelly allegedly withdrawing over $160. The officer was able to capture a still shot of Kelly conducting the transaction and emailed the picture to the victim, who identified the suspect as her daughter.
Based on the evidence and testimony, an arrest warrant was issued for Kelly. On Wednesday, over three months after the debit card was stolen and used all over Ocean City, Kelly was located in the resort and was taken into custody.
Kelly has been charged with 10 total counts including theft under $1,000, theft under $100 and unauthorized use of a credit card. After a bail review on Thursday, Kelly was ordered to be held on a $5,000 bond. She was also found to be wanted in Fairfax, Va. for violation of probation.