WASHINGTON — Police are asking for the public's help in finding two people they say placed card skimmers at several businesses across D.C.
Card skimmers are devices that masquerade as card readers where customers will swipe or insert their credit or debit cards to pay for their purchases.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the card skimmers were found at the following locations:
- On Monday, March 25, 2024, at approximately 11:27 a.m., in the 1200 block of 1st Street, Northeast.
- On Monday, April 1, 2024, at approximately 11:13 a.m., in the 400 block of M Street, Southeast.
- On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 9:39 p.m., in the 1800 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest.
- On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m., in the 4500 block of 40th Street, Northwest.
- On Friday, April 12, 2024, at approximately 9:54 a.m., in the 1700 block of Corcoran Street, Northwest.
- On Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m., in the 3400 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest.