CRIME: Two charged in connection with bank-card skimming scheme in Welland

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WELLAND – Niagara Regional Police say they have made an arrest in connection with a bank-card skimming scheme in Welland.

The arrest was announced Monday.

On Sunday, police located a skimming device that had been attached to an ATM machine located somewhere in north Welland.

Police have not said exactly where the ATM was located.

Police removed the device and a short time later arrested two male suspects.

The names of the suspects have been withheld by police pending further investigation.

Police say bank-card skimming “is an ongoing epidemic” and technology used by thieves to steal and subsequently use personal data for fraudulent purposes is ever evolving.

Members of the public are reminded to remain vigilant when using ATM machines and to protect their personal PIN numbers at all times.

If someone feels as though an ATM or point-of-sale terminal has been altered, police recommend not using it and reporting the machine to police immediately.

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John Robbins, an award-winning multimedia journalist, joined Bullet News as a staff writer in January 2011. He was named editor in April 2013. The veteran reporter worked in Niagara and Fort Erie for more than a decade, using his investigative skills in a wide range of beats, including local politics, health/environment, education, business and tourism. His writing has earned him six Ontario Newspaper Awards Robbins, born and raised in Niagara Falls, studied at Emmanuel Bible College and Brock University before graduating from the Journalism-Print program at Niagara College, where he earned several scholarships and awards. During his 11 years as a reporter at the Niagara Falls Review, Robbins, who was Fort Erie bureau chief from 2002-2006, was instrumental in bringing video and e-reporting skills into daily practice at the newspaper and helped build its web and social media audiences. In 2009, Robbins received an appointment to journalism-print advisory committee at Niagara College. Robbins lives in Ridgeway.