Two individuals arrested for alleged credit card fraud at Costco in Connecticut

Two individuals were arrested at a Costco in South Windsor, Connecticut, on Sunday after allegedly attempting to use fraudulent credit cards to steal merchandise. The South Windsor Police Department reported the incident occurred around 3 p.m. and identified the suspects as 35-year-old Brittany A. Howard from the Bronx, New York, and 34-year-old Kasheem M. Williams from Brooklyn. Police stated that the suspects were suspected of being serial shoplifters and had previously attempted a similar scheme at a Costco in Enfield, Connecticut. Officers discovered 28 stolen financial documents in the suspects' vehicle, along with goods believed to be stolen from the other location. Both individuals were found to have active out-of-state warrants; Williams for multiple charges including burglary and assault from Suffolk County, New York, and Howard for credit card theft from Hudson County, New Jersey. They now face additional charges, including 28 counts of payment card theft, larceny, identity theft, and conspiracy, and were held on $250,000 surety bonds, scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court.