The San Ramon Police Department announced the arrest of Brent Palmer, 53 of Santa Cruz after a victim reported being defrauded out of nearly $2k.
According to police, the victim was promised high end golf clubs.
Police said in response, Officer Tyrovolas began an investigation and identified the suspect who had made a habit of playing local courses in order to victimize those he played with. Tyrovolas located the suspect at a local course. At that point, Officer Tyrovolas and his partners borrowed carts of their own from the pro shop and visited our suspect on the 8th hole where he was promptly taken into custody.
Palmer was arrested for fraud related charges and outstanding related warrants for similar crimes in other counties.
According to Lt. Tami Williams, at the time of his arrest, Mr. Palmer was in possession of another golfer’s credit card.
“Further investigation revealed the credit card’s owner had golfed with him in Pleasanton recently. Mr. Palmer was never given permission to have the credit card and associated fraudulent charges were identified,” said Williams. “The victim in our case played a round of golf with Mr. Palmer”
Williams further explained that Palmer relayed to the victim he was a junior college golf coach and had a friend who worked for a high-end golf club manufacturer. Mr. Palmer offered to obtain a discounted set of golf clubs in exchange for money. The victim provided a payment to Mr. Palmer, in belief he would be receiving golf clubs, yet never did.
Palmer was also found to have multiple active arrest warrants from various jurisdictions for theft related charges, as well as possession of narcotics. He was subsequently arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility.
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