Crime & Safety
Police Lift DNA From ATM Skimming Device Used at NYC McDonald's
Better check your bank statements if you took out cash at the 3rd Avenue McDonald's.
Images courtesy of the Bethel Police Department
MANHATTAN, NY — The DNA of a suspect in an ATM skimming case spanning from Bethel, Conn., to NYC has been recovered, Bethel Police Lt. Michael Libertini announced Wednesday.
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Police are using the suspect’s own DNA to track down the man who is suspected of installing a credit card skimming device on an ATM in Bethel and at the McDonald’s at 824 3rd Ave. in Manhattan.
Police have video of a man approaching an ATM in the NYC McDonald’s and installing the device on Aug. 20, 2015. The device captures the encoded information on the magnetic strip of credit cards and records PIN numbers.
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Police said a device recovered in Bethel was sent to the Connecticut State Police Forensics lab. Police did not release the location of the skimming device found in the Bethel incident but determined that the DNA they recovered matched the DNA recovered in the New York City case.
Anyone with information on this case should call Bethel Police Detective Matt Zavatsky at (203) 744-7900.
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