Crime & Safety
Skimming Device Found On Door To ATM In Noble Square
The device was found on the card scanner that allows people to enter the bank when it's closed.
CHICAGO — A skimmer was found on the door of a bank in the Noble Square neighborhood early Wednesday morning, police said. The device was found at the Fifth-Third Bank on Milwaukee Avenue near Division Street.
A customer swiped his bank card to open the door, and the skimming device fell off, police said. The customer then picked up the device and waited for police to arrive.
Police investigated the ATM inside the bank and did not find additional skimming devices.
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No one was in custody.
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