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Rome man arrested for charging more than $1,600 with a stolen debit card

ROME — The New York State Police recently announced that they arrested a Rome man for charging more than $1,600 at various stores on a stolen debit card. State Police in Lee arrested Patrick M. Morrissey, age 36, for 4th degree criminal possession of stolen property and 2nd degree identity theft, both felonies. On Oct. […]

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ROME — The New York State Police recently announced that they arrested a Rome man for charging more than $1,600 at various stores on a stolen debit card.

State Police in Lee arrested Patrick M. Morrissey, age 36, for 4th degree criminal possession of stolen property and 2nd degree identity theft, both felonies.

On Oct. 7, a complainant reported to the State Police that her debit card was missing and the last time it was known to be in her possession was at the Dollar Tree in the city of Rome on Oct. 1. The victim reported the missing card to her bank and was informed that on Oct. 1, a total of $1,608.20 was taken from her account through various purchases made at locations in Rome within an eight-hour period.

Video footage and transaction receipts were gathered from these different establishments and Morrissey became the prime suspect of interest, the State Police explained. They didn’t name the stores.

On Oct. 8, Morrissey was taken into custody in the city of Rome and arrested. He was issued appearance tickets and ordered to return to city court on Nov. 17, at 9 a.m.

Journal Staff