TITUSVILLE, Penn.–Two suspects are being sought here for stealing nearly $60,000 from a credit union ATM in what’s alleged to be a case of ATM jackpotting.
Titusville Police said the theft happened at the Community Connect Federal Credit Union along East Spring Street around midnight. Police said they were initially called for a report of a suspicious person who was dressed in black and crouched down at the ATM.
“When officers arrived to the call, the suspects from the theft had left the area a short time earlier,” CBS News reported.
Police said the ATM had been tampered with and officers found around $1,000 in cash left at the scene.
At least two people are believed to have been involved in the theft, police told CBS News.
Jackpotting Suspected
The suspects are believed to have used a scam known as “jackpotting,” which involves gaining access to the inside of the ATM and using software that gives people unauthorized access to the money from inside the machine.
Such cases have plagued credit unions across the country, as the CU Daily has been reported. Many of the crimes have been attributed to individuals and gangs that move from area to another.
Police said the suspects aren’t believed to be local to the Titusville area and investigators are now working with state and federal law enforcement partners on the case.
