Police search for thief who stole ATM device from Palm Springs business - kuna noticias y kuna radio

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Police successful Palm Springs are searching for a antheral they accidental stole an ATM instrumentality from a downtown concern past month.

The theft happened astatine a concern connected the 300 artifact of N Palm Canyon Drive connected the day of Oct. 16, 2022.

Police said the concern proprietor contacted detectives connected Oct. 20 to study that thousands of dollars had been stolen from their concern account, utilizing the ATM device, successful the signifier of refunds to prepaid debit cards.

Tracy Quillen owns a CBD store nearby. He said it's frightening to cognize businesses successful the country are being targeted.

"You support your cameras tuned in, you support your eyes retired and hopefully your neighbour neighbors volition look retired for you too," Quillen said. "That's a immense concern."

Police said this benignant of theft is happening much often successful Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. They warned section concern owners: "Please beryllium proactive and unafraid your outgo devices. Let’s instrumentality each measurement we can, to marque it hard for criminals to victimize businesses, wrong our city."

Lucia McCord owns a Brazilian jewelry store connected that block. She said the country has go little harmless with expanding vandalism and crime.

"My store is simply a jewelry store and this is crazy. This is not good," McCord said. "I americium a frightened businesswoman here."

Police said businesses tin support themselves by utilizing brackets to connect outgo devices to their checkout counters, and remaining vigilant arsenic much visitors caput to Palm Springs for the holidays.

The fishy is described arsenic a Hispanic oregon White man, betwixt 30-35 years old, 5’11”, 220 lbs., with a shaved head. He has a tattoo of a ample marijuana leafage connected his near forearm. He besides has an unidentifiable half-sleeve connected his close limb and an unidentifiable tattoo connected his close forearm.

"...so delight beryllium proactive and unafraid your outgo devices. Let’s instrumentality each measurement we can, to marque it hard for criminals to victimize businesses, wrong our city"

- thenar springs constabulary department

If you person immoderate information, you are asked to interaction Detective Alex Doherty astatine (760) 323-8142 oregon email alexander.doherty@palmspringsca.gov.