Wasbörse, cash stolen in the Wausau food business in March

Wausau, Wis. (WSAW) – Marathon County Crime Stopper needs her help to identify a woman who is accused of stealing a handbag from an unattended car in a grocery store from Wausau.

The sheriff department says a woman stolen a black coaches from the Bridge Street Pick 'n Save on March 7.

CCTV video shows the woman who goes out of the store with the wallet. The wallet was regained on March 10, but 200 US dollars were missing.

In this case it is not necessarily the crime that is unusual, but where it took place.

“This is not very common,” said Detective Bradley Tatro from the Marathon County Sheriff's Department. “In general, we see it in the shopping area of ​​Rib Mountain, which is a group that does similar things where you distract a buyer and then take it out of your handbag. This is taking the handbag out of a car, we don't see it very often.”

Tatro says it is a slim chance that the victim will get his money back, but he hopes that you can identify and find the woman to receive the refund for the victim.

“In contrast to a credit card or a debit card, cash is much more difficult to follow.

Detective Tatro hopes that someone in the community who shops on that day will recognize the woman.

If you have information about this crime or another crime, please contact Marathon County Crime Stopper via the P3 app, call the Tipline or send a tip online. You can remain anonymous and can be justified for a cash reward.

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