A woman was arrested after an investigation into the the fraudulent use of a credit card at Kingscote.

The victim noticed his credit card missing on Sunday 4 June.  He checked his account online and saw that it had already been used to make various transactions and alerted police.

Following investigations, police arrested a 32-year-old woman of no fixed address this morning, Thursday 8 June.

It will be alleged the woman used the credit card five times at various outlets in Kingscote and online on Sunday 4 June.

She was charged with five counts of deception and bailed to appear in the Kingscote Magistrates Court on 21 August