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WICOMICO CO., Md. - Police have arrested 44-year-old Joseph Waskey in connection to a string of credit card thefts in Wicomico County.

The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office, and Maryland State Police say that over the past few weeks, they have noticed a rise in thefts from vehicles, along with rogue and vagabond investigations.

According to the victims, in the morning they find that their vehicles were broken into and their property had been taken. Most of the cases, police say, the stolen items include credit cards, which the suspect then uses for personal gain.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation at 410-548-4898 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.

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