Cincinnati Police are asking the public to help identify two suspects connected to a credit card misuse case in the 5800 block of Hamilton Avenue. District Three investigators say they don't yet know who the two individuals are, and they're hoping someone in the community recognizes them.
According to a post from the Cincinnati Police Department
, “District Three investigators are attempting to identify two suspects involved in a misuse of a credit card offense that occurred in the 5800 block of Hamilton Ave.” The department is directing anyone who recognizes either person, or who has information about the incident, to contact Detective Dews at 513-352-6401. Tipsters who prefer to report anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
What's Still Unknown
The police department's post does not specify when the alleged credit card misuse took place, how much money or merchandise may have been involved, or whether any charges have been filed. No descriptions of the two suspects beyond the request to recognize them from the post have been released.
Credit card misuse cases have popped up in other parts of Cincinnati in recent memory, though none of those incidents are connected to this one. In a separate case reported by Local 12, police sought a man accused of stealing a vehicle from a residence on Marlowe Avenue near Hamilton Avenue and then using the victims' credit cards to make purchases at a UDF on Hamilton Avenue near Galbraith. In that case, police also directed tips to Crime Stoppers and noted that callers could remain anonymous.
Other Cincinnati Card Cases on Record
Elsewhere in the city, WLWT reported that suspects used a stolen credit card to buy items at three businesses on Calhoun Street — Smoothie King, Target, and GameStop — on July 9, 2024. Investigators in that case asked the public to contact Detective Hert at 513-352-4568.
Hoodline previously reported on a District One case dated October 10. A separate December 18 case, which Hoodline attributed to Local 12, involved three people suspected of using a credit card allegedly stolen from a car on Auburn Avenue and later used to buy gift cards at a Kroger on West Corry Avenue. A separate case from January 2025 involved an unknown suspect using a lost credit card to buy Visa gift cards at 1 West Corry Street. None of these cases have been established as connected to the Hamilton Avenue investigation.
How Ohio Law Treats Serious Card Misuse
Under Ohio Revised Code Section 2913.21, certain credit card misuse offenses become a third-degree felony when violations involve one or more credit-card accounts, occur within a 90-consecutive-day period starting with the first violation, and the cumulative retail value of property or services reaches at least $150,000. The statute's thresholds have not been tied to the Hamilton Avenue case, and it remains unclear what amount, if any, was involved in this investigation.
For now, Cincinnati Police are relying on the public to help put names to the two faces they're trying to identify. Anyone with information is encouraged to reach out to Detective Dews or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.
