Jacksonville Beach police are searching for a woman accused of several purse thefts at popular Jacksonville restaurants.
Police identified Natalie Marie Kelleher, 28, as one of two suspects in thefts at Taco Lu, Lynch's and the Ritz in Jacksonville Beach.
Photos: Couple accused of snatching purses at Jacksonville restaurants
Her alleged accomplice, 26-year-old Jacob Jefferson Martin, was arrested on Thursday after an Action News Jax Facebook post prompted tips from the public, an arrest report says.
The couple is accused of stealing a purse from Taco Lu on Dec. 4.
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Video shows them loitering in the restaurant, apparently looking for purses on the back of chairs.
Martin's arrest report says Kelleher grabbed a woman's purse as the two hugged.
Kelleher reached her arm out past Martin during the hug and grabbed the purse, according to the police report.
They then fled the restaurant.
The woman told police her credit card was used at Publix and Walgreens after her purse was stolen.
Video surveillance shows Kelleher and Martin walking in and out of the stores together.
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Report says tipster identified male accomplice after @ActionNewsJax shared photos from Ale House purse snatching https://t.co/4IA7gWR7LC pic.twitter.com/1gj8g6NbzD
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Jacksonville Sheriff's Office was investigating a similar case during which a purse was stolen from the back of a woman's chair at a Jacksonville Ale House.
Jacksonville Beach police said the people in surveillance footage from Ale House appeared to be Kelleher and Martin.
Kelleher is out on bond for criminal traffic charges, according to Duval County court records.
She was arrested Dec. 17 for reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, court records say.
Several people tell Action News Jax that Kelleher worked as a registered nurse at Baptist Medical Center Beaches.
Department of Health records show an active license for a woman named Natalie Kelleher who lives in Jacksonville Beach.
Action News Jax has reached out to Baptist Medical Center Beaches for comment.
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— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) December 30, 2016
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