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DRAPER -- A Draper couple learned the hard way a thief can hit anywhere, anytime. Now they're sharing their story to spare others from their fate, and to hopefully catch the man responsible.
Last week, Analise Jenson's diaper bag was stolen from the kitchen of an LDS church in Draper.
"I thought it was relatively in a safe position," she said. "If you go in the kitchen you can't see it. But there's a partition that opens from the hallway, and if you open that, the diaper bag was right there."
Inside the bag was Jenson's wallet, which contained credit cards, ATM cards and cash.
"We both feel extra violated because you feel that a church is generally a pretty safe place," said Analise's husband Daniel.
The bag also had something the thief would find even more valuable.
"I had a planner in my diaper bag and it had a list of passwords, including my PIN number, which I didn't think about since it's my own personal belongings," Analise said. "I know better now."
With that information -- and cash from an ATM -- the thief went on a $2,000 shopping spree, hitting gas stations, grocery stores and several fast food restaurants.
He didn't stop there. The next day, the thief walked into Jenson's father's Salt Lake City storage unit and walked out with their golf clubs and power tools.
"He had all the info he needed plus the key to get into that storage unit," Analise said.
The Jensons realize now that Analise shouldn't have been carrying that kind of personal information with her.
"I just feel like I would have rather he just came up to me and asked for some money instead of do this kind of stuff," Daniel said. "We've learned a lot from it, which is good for the future, but we don't want to have anybody else to learn this way."
While the Jensons did get their money back from their credit union, the case is far from closed.
The thief was seen in surveillance footage, and the Jensons are hoping someone will recognize the man and help them find the thief. They're asking anyone who recognizes the man in the surveillance pictures to call police.
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Story written by Brittany Nelson with contributions from Nadine Wimmer.
