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A worker hired to service D*recTV customers in Clay County has been charged for allegedly stealing two credit cards and personal identification from a home here.
Mark Wayne Gaylord, 39, of Blairsville, Ga. was arrested Thursday, May 6 for two counts of financial card theft and one count of identity theft. According to Clay County Sheriff’s Office investigator Todd Wingate, additional charges may be pending, not only in Hayesville, but in five other counties.
Gaylord allegedly stole the cards and attempted to make a purchase at the Walmart in Blairsville, Ga. He is suspected of using other cards taken from other homes to make purchases in Clay County.
He was released from Clay County custody on $12,000 bond. A May 20 court date has been set in Clay County District Court.
Gaylord has been charged with one count of financial card theft in Union County. He was arrested and charged on Monday, May 10 and released on $8,000 bond.
He may be linked to similar reports of stolen credit or debit cards in Towns, Rabun, Dawson and Gwinnett counties in Georgia and Macon County in North Carolina. Wingate said the investigation is ongoing and other charges are pending.
“These appears to be random acts of opportunity,” Wingate said. “He was there to do a job and took advantage of people who were careless and trusting.”
It is important for residents to be careful when anyone they do not know is in their home, he said. “Even though the represent a company or service you have asked for, they are still strangers. Caution should always be used when someone you don’t know is in your home.
“Don’t leave them unattended,” Wingate said. “Pay close attention to what they are doing and ask questions. Put valuables away.”s to be random acts of opportunity,” Wingate said. “He was there to do a job and took advantage of people who were careless and trusting.”
It is important for residents to be careful when anyone they do not know is in their home, he said. “Even though the represent a company or service you have asked for, they are still strangers. Caution should always be used when someone you don’t know is in your home.
“Don’t leave them unattended,” Wingate said. “Pay close attention to what they are doing and ask questions. Put valuables away.”
A worker hired to service D*recTV customers in Clay County has been charged for allegedly stealing two credit cards and personal identification from a home here.
Mark Wayne Gaylord, 39, of Blairsville, Ga. was arrested Thursday, May 6 for two counts of financial card theft and one count of identity theft. According to Clay County Sheriff’s Office investigator Todd Wingate, additional charges may be pending, not only in Hayesville, but in five other counties.
Gaylord allegedly stole the cards and attempted to make a purchase at the Walmart in Blairsville, Ga. He is suspected of using other cards taken from other homes to make purchases in Clay County.
He was released from Clay County custody on $12,000 bond. A May 20 court date has been set in Clay County District Court.
Gaylord has been charged with one count of financial card theft in Union County. He was arrested and charged on Monday, May 10 and released on $8,000 bond.
He may be linked to similar reports of stolen credit or debit cards in Towns, Rabun, Dawson and Gwinnett counties in Georgia and Macon County in North Carolina. Wingate said the investigation is ongoing and other charges are pending.
“These appears to be random acts of opportunity,” Wingate said. “He was there to do a job and took advantage of people who were careless and trusting.”
It is important for residents to be careful when anyone they do not know is in their home, he said. “Even though the represent a company or service you have asked for, they are still strangers. Caution should always be used when someone you don’t know is in your home.
“Don’t leave them unattended,” Wingate said. “Pay close attention to what they are doing and ask questions. Put valuables away.”s to be random acts of opportunity,” Wingate said. “He was there to do a job and took advantage of people who were careless and trusting.”
It is important for residents to be careful when anyone they do not know is in their home, he said. “Even though the represent a company or service you have asked for, they are still strangers. Caution should always be used when someone you don’t know is in your home.
“Don’t leave them unattended,” Wingate said. “Pay close attention to what they are doing and ask questions. Put valuables away.”
