Pescara: Buys scratch cards and cigarettes with a stolen ATM, 30-year-old arrested
Buys Scratch Cards and Cigarettes with Stolen ATM, 30-Year-Old Arrested
Pescara: Buys scratch cards and cigarettes with a stolen ATM, 30-year-old arrested
The military intervened at the request of a citizen calling 112 who reported that his wallet had been stolen shortly before. containing some banknotes and a cash card that he had left inside his parked car.
The notifications received on her cell phone for expenses not made with her debit card, made the victim suspicious and alerted the Carabinieri who were able to reconstruct the various purchases made on the spot, all of which could be traced back to a tobacconist. At this point the operators went to that retailer and After viewing the cameras, they were able to identify the perpetrator of the act.
Immediate searches allowed him to be identified still in the vicinity, about to make further low-profile purchases to avoid entering the PIN code.
The man, a 30-year-old, positive in the Police Forces Database, was stopped while he was getting back into his car on which, following a search, numerous identity documents belonging to other people were found, ATM cards and Postepay cards that were probably stolen, and, in addition, the scratch cards and cigarettes that he had purchased shortly before using the ATM of the citizen who had requested the help of the Carabinieri.
The same person who had already committed the crime of computer fraud through impersonation since in order to obtain an unjust profit, he had impersonated the owner of the ATM, during the check he also attempted to free himself and resisted in order to avoid the police operation in progress without succeeding in his intent.
For the above reasons he was arrested and, by order of the Judicial Authority, was taken to the District Prison, pending the validation hearing, without prejudice to the presumption of innocence until a final conviction.
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