Bensalem pick pockets caught and jailed
By Alex Lloyd Gross
Two people are under arrest in different states, stemming from their alleged actions caught on security cameras on August 24, 2016. The two were spotted on camera allegedly pick pocketing a woman who was dining with her children at the Chick-Fil-A on Horizon Boulevard in Bensalem. As the victim consumed her food and tending to her business, cops said that Michael Grantham, from New Jersey sat behind her and using a jacket as a shield, picked the woman’s wallet from her purse which was hanging from the back of the chair.
A woman, Mary Ramirez, of Philadelphia is alleged to have acted as a look out. As soon as the wallet was lifted, the pair exited the store. Ramirez is alleged to have purchased $1600.00 worth of goods in a Philadelphia Target store . Both were arrested less than a week after the theft. Grantham is in the Camden County Jail waiting extradition to Bucks County. His bail is $75,000. Ramirez is held under $75,000 bail as well.
The theft was caught on video and so was the purchase using the pilfered cash and credit cards at Target. With technology getting better, it’s becoming easier to catch criminals, as most of their actions are video and that video is almost broadcast quality.