Authorities search for suspect in ATM vandalism in Ponce

According to authorities, the suspect was captured on security cameras opening the ATM’s cash dispenser door and ripping out several cables, causing an estimated $2,318 in damages.

By THE STAR STAFF

Police on Monday requested the public’s assistance in identifying an individual suspected of causing aggravated damage to an ATM at the Padre Mac Donald Cooperative, located on Muñoz Rivera Avenue in Ponce.

According to authorities, the suspect was captured on security cameras in the early morning hours of Oct. 16, when he opened the ATM’s cash dispenser door and ripped out several cables, causing an estimated $2,318 in damages.

Police indicated that the case is being handled by agents from the Bank Robbery and Property Protection Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) in Ponce.

Authorities urged anyone with information that could help identify the suspect to contact the Ponce CIC confidentially at 787-284-4040, extensions 1551, 1552, and 1553, or the Police Confidential Hotline at 787-343-2020.