Nanaimo RCMP have released an image from surveillance video of two suspects accused of stealing a PIN entry device from a local business.
The incident occurred on July 12th at a business in the 100 block of Calder Road.
According to police, the footage which was not released, shows the man unplugging the device and putting it in a woman’s bag before the two leave the building.
According to police, the male suspect has dark brown hair, trimmed sideburns, and a beard.
He has a large tattoo on his left forearm and left shin. During the theft, he wore black lace-up hiking boots, grey knee-length shorts, and a khaki Tentree brand T-shirt.
The female suspect has shoulder-length black hair and wore a black knee-length dress, black sandals, and had painted fingernails and toenails.
A PIN pad or PIN entry device is an electronic device used in a debit, credit or smart card-based transaction to accept and encrypt the cardholder’s personal identification number.
Once pin pads are stolen, thieves usually use the machines to issue refunds to themselves using PIN codes visible on the terminals.
Anyone who recognizes these two are asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP detachment non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 and quote file #2024-22128.
