UPDATE: Green Bay police identify the suspects as a 27-year-old man from Venezuela and a 39-year-old man from Miami, Florida.
Investigators say during a search of the suspects' car and hotel room in Ashwaubenon, they found suspicious electronic devices and other evidence. They're recommending charges of felony identity theft against the two men.
To protect yourself from becoming a victim, police suggest wiggling the gas pump card reader. If it moves, don't use it. Also check to see if the pump's "Inspected By" sticker is broken. If it is, there could be a skimmer inside. Experts say your best protection is to pay for your fuel inside the gas station instead of at the pump.
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The Green Bay Police Department says they took two males into custody who were allegedly running a skimmer device operation at the Shell Gas Station at 1146 W. Mason Street in Green Bay.
The arrests happened Monday around 7:30 p.m.
According to police, skimmer devices are used to read credit card information when they are used at a gas pump.
The skimmer devices are nearly impossible to detect from the outside. It is believed there may be other skimmer devices being operated in the Green Bay area.
It is recommended you monitor your credit card accounts if you pay at the pump. Suspects usually target gas stations that close at night but allow customers to still pump gas when paying at the pump. The suspects use universal keys at these pumps. Owners of gas stations should inspect the inside of the pumps near the credit card readers.
Anyone who feels they may have been a victim of this crime in the City of Green Bay should call the Green Bay Police at (920) 391-7450.
