Thieves target Seattle fitness centers

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Thieves are targeting fitness centers in the greater Seattle region, again.

It is a familiar crime that pops up from time to time, but now police said thieves are entering fitness centers as much as once a day all over western Washington. They break into lockers and steal everything of value, especially credit cards.

Police call it a crime of opportunity. They get in, rummage through lockers, and get out. At that point, they’re just getting started. “They’re taking items out of the lockers, then using credit cards in the stores directly around the fitness centers,” Jim Fuda with “People are actually working out and they’re getting texts from their bank while they’re working out saying, ‘did you make this purchase?’” Fuda said.

The best advice is to never leave valuables in your fitness center locker. Fuda recommends putting all your valuables in a bag and to carry that bag with you while you’re working out.This story was originally published on

 

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