Man Charged in School Credit Card Theft

A 37-year-old Racine man is facing charges after he allegedly stole a credit card from a Gifford Elementary School teacher then used it to buy more than $400 in alcohol from area stores.

Timothy N. Burdick was charged in Racine County Court Tuesday with 10 counts of personal identification theft and 10 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. If convicted, he faces up to 67 ½ years in prison and $200,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On Feb. 11, the victim contacted Caledonia police after she noticed a credit card that had gone missing two days prior had $414 in unauthorized charges on it. Police went to businesses where the charges took place and looked at security footage, which showed Burdick making the charges.

Burdick was in jail on other charges when officers then asked him about the charges, but he denied them, saying he didn’t even own the clothes seen in the video. Officers then looked at his clothes inventoried at the jail and found a jacket and hat matched the ones seen in the video and the victim’s credit card was also with his stuff.

Burdick is currently being held in Racine County Jail. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for April 11.