Police arrested a New London man with an extensive criminal history in connection with ATM skimming and a New York man believed to be behind dozens of skimming incidents.
Staff from Bank of America at 7 Sedgwick Ave. in Darien called police to report a possible ATM skimming device on one of their ATMs and police arrested Ahmet Cilek, 45.
Darien police said Cilek has an extensive criminal history in Virginia, New York and Connecticut and he committed crimes in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island similar to the one he is accused of in Darien.
A skimming device is an electronic reader used to illegally capture credit card and ATM card information as well as PIN numbers associated with the card.
Police took Cilek into custody and charged him with two counts of conspiracy to identity theft, unlawful reproduction of a credit card, fraudulent use of an automated teller machine, criminal attempt to larceny and unlawful use of a scanning device.
With the assistance of the Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force and the Secret Service, Darien Police identified Mehmet Aydin, 40, of Levittown, New York, as another suspect.
On Wednesday, Darien police executed an arrest warrant and arrested Aydin, who they believe is responsible for 26 similar incidents in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
He was brought to Darien Police headquarters and charged with two counts of conspiracy, two counts of identity theft, unlawful reproduction of a credit card, fraudulent use of an automated teller machine and unlawful use of a scanning device.
He was unable to post a $250,000 bond and is scheduled to be transported to Stamford Superior Court on Thursday.
