BRADENTON, Fla. — A man accused of using stolen credit cards to purchase large amounts of diesel fuel at a Bradenton Walmart was arrested after an officer caught him in the act.
Bradenton police said Detective Scanlan was following up on an Oct. 17 case in which a man bought 44 gallons of diesel with a stolen credit card at the Walmart on Cortez Road. While at the store on a follow-up visit, employees alerted him that the same truck was at the gas pumps.
Scanlan watched as the driver filled up with $150 worth of diesel before pulling him over. Police identified the man as Sergio Gonzalez-Chinque.
Gonzalez-Chinque was arrested after investigators determined he had used a different stolen credit card number to purchase the one used in the October incident.
He faces two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and two counts of petty theft.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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