Off-duty cop finds skimming device at bank

Police removed a skimming device from a Carle Place bank Sunday after an off-duty Nassau County police detective spotted it on an ATM, police said in a Monday news release.

The detective made the discovery at the Capital One Bank, 225 Glen Cove Rd., at 2:48 p.m., police said.

Anyone who has used the ATM is advised to contact his or her bank. If you have information to share on this crime, call Nassau County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-244-8477.

Skimming devices are designed to read and capture account information from users' ATM cards. Learn more about skimming devices from the Federal Bureau of Investigation at fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/july/atm_071411