Police Looking for St. Peters Gold's Gym Locker Room Thief

St. Peters Police are looking for a man they believe is connected with a theft inside of Gold’s Gym, located at 5230 Highway 94.

Police were contacted by a male victim on June 13 who told officer his wallet had been stolen from his gym locker. The victim told police secured his gym bag, wallet and keys inside of a gym locker for approximately one hour and secured it was a lock.  When he returned, he noticed his lock was missing and his wallet, containing credit cards and cash was gone from his gym bag.The victim contacted his credit card company and it was discovered the suspect used the stolen credit card to rack up charges of more than $800 at the Target in St. Peters.  The suspect attempted to make another large purchase, but after he was asked for identification, he left the store. 

St. Peters Police believe the man committed similar thefts at other gyms in Arnold and Maryland Heights. St. Peters Police said Thursday that the same suspect is believed to have committed the same crime at Club Fitness in Wentzville last week.

Police describe the subject as a black male between the ages of 32- and 45-years-old. The man was heavyset (between 215 and 240 pounds) and 5-foot-10 to 6-foot tall. The man also has facial hair on his chin. Police said he was last seen wearing what appeared to be a light colored hat (possibly brown), light colored plaid type short sleeve (button down) shirt and gray pants. It appeared the subject is wearing either eye glasses or sunglasses.

St. Peters Police are seeking any information on the identification of the male suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective David Beckman at 636-278-2244 ext. 3530 or 636-278-2222 or by email at DBeckman@stpetersmo.net.