Man wanted for allegedly stealing money from ATMs in Brooklyn: police

Jonathan Rizk
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Police in Brooklyn are searching for a man who allegedly deposited checks in people’s accounts on two separate occasions before withdrawing money from the accounts, according to authorities.

A 62-year-old woman was at an ATM at a CitiBank on 1455 Myrtle Ave. on Feb. 16 when the suspect in a jacket with “REBEL” on the front of it waited for her to enter her PIN, according to police. The suspect allegedly deposited a check and withdrew $1,000 in cash.

A day later, at the same bank, a 74-year-old man was using an ATM, and a suspect with the same “REBEL” jacket waited for him to put his PIN in and deposited a check before withdrawing $1,000 from the account, according to the NYPD.

The suspect got away in both instances. Police described the man as being around 6 feet tall with a black jacket that says “REBEL” on it.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Jonathan Rizk is a digital journalist who has covered local news in the New York City and Washington D.C. areas. He has been with PIX11 since August 2022. See more of his work here and follow him on Twitter.

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