Bronx and Brooklyn duo arrested at Connecticut Costco in alleged credit-card fraud spree

Two New Yorkers, Brittany A. Howard (35, Bronx) and Kasheem M. Williams (34, Brooklyn), were arrested Sunday at a South Windsor Costco after allegedly trying to pay with fraudulent credit cards. Staff had warned of a similar scheme at a Costco in Enfield; police found 28 stolen financial documents in their vehicle. Both suspects had active out-of-state warrants (Williams – extraditable from Suffolk County, NY; Howard – warrant from Hudson County, NJ) and face multiple charges including 28 counts of payment-card theft, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy. They were held on $250,000 bonds and are set to appear in Manchester Superior Court.