VACAVILLE, Calif. —

A vigilant loss prevention employee at a Vacaville business alerted officers to potential scammers, according to the police department. When officers arrested the suspects, they found they were linked to dozens of cases in multiple states.

Officers responded to the business around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for the report of suspicious activity.

Vacaville police said the employee had recently learned of "cash drop scams," in which criminals will watch someone at checkouts or ATMs to get their PIN, and approach them, saying they dropped some cash. But while their victim is distracted, they swoop in and steal their credit card.

In this instance, officers found the two suspects in a nearby parking lot. Officials said the two had multiple felony warrants for fraud, identity thef

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