A man aggressively stole an ATM card and withdrew cash from an Irvine victim’s bank account

A victim withdrew funds from an ATM in a nearby city, according to the Irvine Police Department.

A male suspect watched the victim input their pin before pushing them out of the way. He then switched the victim’s ATM card with a similar card that belonged to somebody else. The suspect then used the victim’s card and PIN at a bank in Irvine to withdraw $1,900.

The suspect appears to be a portly white man in his 50’s. He was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans and a black baseball cap. He had no facial hair and was wearing black eyeglasses.

If you can help the police detectives to identify this man, please contact tbennett@cityofirvine.org.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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