A South Carolina children’s boutique owner dubbed the “Boutique Bandit” by social media critics has been arrested 12 times since the start of the new year, accused of scamming dozens of customers who say they paid for merchandise that never arrived.
Pamela Brooke Schronce, 30, owner of Thomas & Turner Boutique in Belton, faces a web of charges spanning multiple counties. Authorities allege she bilked at least 54 victims out of more than $10,000 between September 2023 and December 2025.
According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, investigators determined that Schronce repeatedly accepted online payments for children’s clothing orders and failed to deliver the merchandise.
“Detectives say she repeatedly provided fabricated excuses to explain the missing deliveries,” the sheriff’s office said in a Feb. 9 Facebook post.
That same day, Schronce was arrested in Anderson County and charged with breach/obtaining property under false pretenses — a felony tied to losses exceeding $10,000. But the Anderson arrest was just one chapter in what authorities describe as a multi-county saga.
In Cherokee County, Sheriff Steve Mueller said a woman reported on Dec. 10, 2025, that she paid $360 for items from the boutique and never received them.
“The victim, just like all the others, tried repeatedly to get an answer from the suspect but eventually was blocked,” Mueller said, according to FOX Carolina. “So, investigators were able to secure an arrest warrant on February 17, 2026 and we waited in line with all the other agencies to get her booked in.”
Fairfield County officials launched their own investigation on Dec. 26, 2025, after receiving a complaint about alleged fraud involving the boutique. An arrest warrant was issued Dec. 31 for obtaining goods under false pretenses. Schronce was later extradited there from Anderson County.
Arrests piled up across the region. On Jan. 7, she was arrested by the Easley Police Department and charged with obtaining money or property under false tokens or letters under $2,000. On Feb. 5, she was arrested in Spartanburg County and then again by Easley police shortly after leaving that jurisdiction.
On Feb. 11, Schronce turned herself in to the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office to face a felony breach of trust charge. Two days later, Pickens County authorities arrested her and charged her with obtaining money or property under false tokens or letters valued at more than $10,000, along with another count under $2,000.
Her most recent arrest came Feb. 25 in Pickens County, where she was charged again with obtaining property under false pretense under $2,000. She was released on a $2,000 personal recognizance bond, according to jail records.
As news of the repeated arrests spread, Schronce’s mugshots — often featuring styled hair and makeup — sparked online commentary. One Facebook user joked, “We’ve officially got a calendar,” as others leaned into the “Boutique Bandit” nickname.
Behind the social media buzz, however, are customers who say they paid for children’s clothing that never showed up. Authorities allege a consistent pattern: orders placed, payments accepted, excuses offered, then communication cut off.
The investigation remains ongoing as multiple counties pursue charges. Whether the alleged scheme ends with restitution or further penalties will likely be decided in court.
