Overview
- Released images show a bearded man in a baseball cap and a woman in a white jacket sought in linked cases across Southern California.
- Investigators say the pair targets older ATM users, with one watching PIN entry as the other prepares a counterfeit card for a swift swap.
- In a Jan. 15 case, an 83-year-old in Eagle Rock lost his card at an ATM, and withdrawals followed at a bank on North San Fernando Boulevard.
- Police report that stolen cards are used to take thousands of dollars from victims’ accounts before the losses are discovered.
- The LAPD is coordinating with other agencies, urging tips to detectives or LA Regional Crime Stoppers, and advising users to cover keypads and avoid turning from the machine if alerted to dropped cash.