Oak Creek Gas Stations Alerted After ATM Skimmer Found: Report

OAK CREEK, WI -- Police in Oak Creek have alerted gas station owners in the area of a suspicious person after another credit card-skimming device was reported — this time at the Pilot Travel Center in Oak Creek.

According to police reports, officers were dispatched to the Pilot Travel Center, 2031 W. Ryan Rd. just after 7 a.m on Oct. 27 on a report that a store employee saw a suspicious person attach an unknown device to the store's ATM machine.

Police said that investigating officers recovered an electronic device that captures credit card information. Police said the device had two separate parts, each with its own power supply that were designed to fit perfectly with the store's ATM model.

Police said the first part of the device was a tray-shaped device that records footage that shows when people type in their PIN number. The second part is a sheath that covers the area where the credit card is inserted. Police said both components had homemade electronics attached to them and were secured to the ATM with double-sided tape.

Police said that two suspects are wanted in this case. The first is a man between 25-35 years old with a full dark beard. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a blue jacket and a baseball hat. He was seen carrying a black backpack that he used to carry the ATM skimmers into the store.

The second suspect is a man about the same age with short dark hair, no facial hair and was wearing khaki pants and a gray sweatshirt.

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