Stolen wallet traced to kayak purchase

IDAHO FALLS — Authorities are looking for a man who stole multiple wallets during an Idaho State Police presentation in Ririe.

The thief used stolen financial cards to make purchases from Ammon and Idaho Falls Walmart stores, including the buy of green kayak.

Victim Lacy Averill said she didn’t realize her wallet was stolen from her car until the day after the ISP presentation which took place at an LDS church building in Ririe.

“If my car is ever safe, it would be that night there, but unfortunately there’s dishonest people,” Averill said.

Deborah Criddle said her 16-year-old son also had his wallet stolen from his vehicle from at the same event.

"Very early one morning he just asked me if I knew where his wallet was at,” Criddle said, "I didn’t know where his wallet was, so he started to retrace steps and figured there was no way it was anything but stolen."

Cash, credit cards, a social security card, and more were taken. Police are working with the victims and they hope to get justice.

"At the end of the day you feel violated you feel like somebody’s trespassed into your world,” Criddle said, “So whoever it is whether it’s $50 or $10 million they need to be punished for what they did."

Averill says she wants to remind others to lock their cars and monitor their possessions even though the community is usually safe.