Woman accused of taking credit cards during Macon church service

A 39-year-old Macon woman is accused of breaking into a car in a Macon church parking lot during a Sunday service.

Sherrie Denise Griffin, of Palace Avenue off Ayers Road, was arrested Friday on charges of financial transaction card theft and fraud, according to a release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.

On Oct. 11 at Martha Bowman Memorial United Methodist Church on Bass Road, the rear passenger window of a car was broken out and a purse was taken from the floorboard between 10:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Authorities released surveillance images from the Walgreens on Zebulon Road of a woman using a stolen credit card there shortly after 12:30 p.m. that day.

Items also were purchased with a stolen credit card at the nearby Wal-mart.

Anyone with additional information about the case is urged to call Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 877-68-CRIME.

This story was originally published October 26, 2015 at 2:59 PM with the headline "Woman accused of taking credit cards during Macon church service ."