Credit card fraud

Many of us go on vacation at this time of year. Unfortunately, identity thieves know this, and take advantage at every turn.

Police in Howell are hoping you can help them find a man wanted for swiping a credit card from a counter inside the Home Depot on Route 9 last month.

A woman is accused of running up a staggering bill on a charge card belonging to the Ocean Township company that once employed her, then dipping into its bank account to pay some of the balance. Also, a couple of brazen daylight break-in burglaries have residents and police on alert.

A Brooklyn man collared in Stafford for trying to buy electronics with fake credit cards is linked to similar incidents in Brick Township, Howell and Manalapan, according to police.

The individual believed to have pilfered a woman's wallet in a Howell Township church and going on a shopping spree with her charge accounts is already in custody.

A 28-year-old who Stafford police say is enrolled at Rutgers University is sought in connection with theft and credit card fraud in the southern Ocean County township.

A Manahawkin man is accused of illegally using his company's gasoline card to make more than $1,200 in unauthorized purchases over one year, according to Stafford Township police.

A Toms River man is accused of stealing a credit card from a Stafford Township family he was staying with and using it at a convenience store in Barnegat, according to authorities.

Manchester Police arrested a Ewing Township woman accused of purchasing electronics at Best Buy and Walmart stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Target says that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been affected by a data breach that occurred just as the holiday shopping season shifted into high gear.