CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Police were notified on Friday, March 27th, that a skimming device was possibly being used on an ATM in the south Charlotte area.
While carrying out this directed patrol, an officer observed the two suspects in a vehicle and requested assistance before conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle.
The driver, later identified as Luca Pizzingrilli, was taken in to custody on scene without incident. The passenger, Savin Iantoc, took off running from the vehicle. Police gave chase on foot and with the assistance of the CMPD K9 Unit, they were able to locate Mr. Iantoc who was taken in to custody.
During the initial investigation, detectives located and seized evidence from inside the vehicle. Both suspects were then transported to police headquarters where they were interviewed by detectives.
Upon completion of the interviews, Mr. Iantoc and Mr. Pizzingrilli were charged with two counts of felony conspiracy, financial card forgery and possession of a transaction card forgery device.
In addition Mr. Iantoc was also charged with Resist, Obstruct and Delay. Both suspects were then transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
This is an ongoing, active investigation. As further information develops it will be released by CMPD Public Affairs. Anyone with information concerning this case or the suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
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Learn more about skimming here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_card_fraud#Skimming)
