PITTSBURGH — Two women are facing charges after they allegedly stole from a Pittsburgh police credit union, but investigators said the suspects weren’t after cash.
Bonnie Hendzel, 50, and her roommate, Mary Tumminello, 27, are accused of stealing personal information of police officers and their families while hired to clean the Greater Pittsburgh Police Federal Credit Union in the city’s West End.
Both women were arrested at a home on Orchard Street in Stowe Township. Police searched the home and found 32 signature cards belonging to customers of the Greater Pittsburgh Police Federal Credit Union, according to the criminal complaint.
In addition, the criminal complaint revealed that investigators seized credit union paperwork, confidential files and empty heroin stamp bags and needles from Tumminello’s second-floor bedroom in the home.
Hendzel and Tumminello were both arraigned Tuesday on dozens of identity theft charges. Bail for each was set at $50,000 cash.
The Greater Pittsburgh Police Federal Credit Union issued a statement that, in part, said there was no evidence of identity fraud against the 32 customers and that the credit union is offering those customers free professional identity service just in case.
When contacted at their home for a comment, the suspects did not respond.
Tumminello reportedly told police that she planned to sell the IDs to buy a house and get her children back.
The pair is also accused of stealing Snapple, coffee supplies and toilet paper, the criminal complaint stated.