Drivers’ licenses, debit cards stolen from cars parked at athletic club in Butler County

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. — Drivers’ licenses, debit cards and more were stolen in broad daylight from cars parked at an athletic club in Butler County.

Many law enforcement agencies in different states are looking for Rachel Duncan from Michigan.

Police said they think she is part of a multi-state crime ring that’s breaking into cars by smashing out the windows, stealing valuables, and then hitting several banks.

Middlesex Township Police said in March several cars were broken into outside an athletic club in Butler County. Four victims had their wallets, purses, credit cards or IDs stolen.

One victim told me over the phone the theft happened while she was at her kids’ sporting event and said this has been a total nightmare.

“This has impacted my family’s life tremendously. I definitely don’t leave my purse in the car anymore,” said the alleged victim. “I’m always looking behind me the moment I get out of my car because they had every form of identification for me.”

Police said on April 3 and 4, Duncan went to several PNC banks. She withdrew $500 from one victim’s account and took $1,500 using a fraudulent check from another victim’s account. Some PNC bank customers are shocked.

“People work hard for their money, and I can’t stand people stealing off other people. That’s not right,” said Tom Franz, a PNC Bank Customer.

According to the criminal complaint, the PA Criminal Intelligence Center alerted departments across the state about Duncan after alleged thefts in Quakertown outside Philadelphia. Police said she is wanted here and in other states for similar crimes including Michigan – Ohio and West Virginia.

During these thefts, police said Duncan was seen driving a silver Ford Edge with a stolen Pennsylvania registration.

We reached out to PNC Bank, and they did not have any comment as it’s an ongoing investigation.

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