A woman sought by Hoover police after they say she tricked a 94-year-old victim into giving out personal bank information and then withdrew money from an ATM is now in custody.

Porscha Sade Townsend, 27, surrendered on Thursday, police said today. After being processed at the Hoover City Jail, she was transferred to the Jefferson County Jail where she was booked in at 5:43 p.m. and remains held on bonds totaling $61,000.

Townsend is charged with one count of identity theft and three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, Hoover police Officer Brian Hale has said. Investigators say Townsend called the victim on the phone in July and pretended to be a bank representative.

Not long afterward, family members began to notice fraudulent activity on the account and called Hoover police. Hale said the unauthorized charges and cash withdrawals totaled $5,869.79.

Detectives were able to identify Townsend as the person using the victim's banking information to withdraw money from the ATM.

"What she did was illegal and wrong," Hale said. "The fact that she preyed on a 94-year-old senior citizen is downright disgusting."