Crime & Safety
2 Men Accused Of Placing Skimming Device At Bank's ATM: Police
Pavel Olewski and Andrei Stefan were charged with multiple counts of unlawful possession of a skimmer device, police said.
FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY —Two men were arrested over the weekend after a skimming device was spotted at the Ridgewood Savings Bank on Hempstead Turnpike, police said.
A person contacted 911 on Saturday evening to alert police that two men were placing a skimming device on the bank's ATM, authorities said.
Following an investigation using the description of the men from the 911 caller, Pavel Olewski, 30, and Andrei Stefan, 36, were arrested.
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It was determined that Stefan placed the skimming device on five additional dates at the Ridgewood Savings Bank in June. Stefan also placed a skimming device at a Ridgewood Savings on Bellmore Avenue in Bellmore on June 9, police said.
Olewski placed a skimming device at the Franklin Square location on three additional dates in June with Stefan, police said.
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Stefan is charged with seven counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a skimmer device. Olewski is charged with four counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a skimmer device.
Both defendants were expected to be arraigned on Sunday.
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