Tucson police arrested three men in connection with a suspected scheme to attach skimming devices to an ATM.
Tucson police detectives working on a tip from the Pima County Sheriff's Department surveilled an ATM at 2121 W. Grant Road along with with agents from the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
During the surveillance around Feb. 3, three suspects removed the skimming device and drove away, Tucson police said in a news release Monday.Β
Police stopped the suspects' vehicle. The suspects had thrown the device out of the vehicle's window prior to the stop, but police recovered the device.Β
Police identified the suspects as 31-year-old Eric Barraza, 26-year-old Daniel Barraza and 39-year-old Balerio Torres. They were arrested and booked into the Pima County jail, the news release said.Β
Eric and Daniel Barraza were charged with six felony counts each, including fraudulent schemes, taking the identity of another person, and unlawful possession or use of a scanning device.Β
Torres was charged with five felonies, including fraudulent schemes, taking the identity of another person, computer tampering, and unlawful possession or use of a scanning device.Β
Police identified the bank accounts that may have been compromised by the skimming device and notified the banks.Β
The news release urged banking customers to avoid using an ATM that has any signs of tampering and to block the view of the keypad when entering a PIN. Police encourage anyone who sees a skimming device on an ATM to call 911.Β
