Authorities say two women are in custody for alleged identity theft and extortion in Phoenix.
Phoenix police say 24-year-old Charline Hurtado and 28-year-old Sara Hartwig were taken into custody Wednesday night.
Police say a 35-year-old woman had personal items stolen out of her car while at a gasoline station on May 10.
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The stolen items included her purse which contained numerous items of identification, credit cards, banking information, passports and other documents.
The victim told police that she began to see unauthorized use on her bank account and her family received death threats if she didn’t pay $10,000 to the two suspects.
Police say they were able to identify Hurtado and Hartwig by telephone records for the alleged extortion calls.
Authorities didn’t immediately know Thursday if the women have attorneys.
