Two Arrested Over Alleged Credit Card Skimming Scheme | News, sports, jobs

Lopez Rios, left, and Abreu-Arrone, right.

Marshalltown police have arrested two local men on allegations that they participated in a credit card fraud and used the stolen money to make purchases in the community.

According to an MPD news release, the department fielded several reports of identity theft and credit card fraud between April and May, with many purchases made on-site.

“This allowed the Marshalltown Police Department to quickly investigate these crimes and secure valuable evidence to link many of these cases. “It was believed that credit card skimming devices were used to obtain victims’ credit card information,” the release said.

On Wednesday, officers executed a search warrant in the 500 block of East State Street which yielded evidence of the aforementioned illegal operation. Two suspects were then arrested.

Yirandy Abreu-Arrone, 41, of Marshalltown was arrested and charged with illegal use of a scanning device of an encryption machine, a Class D felony, two counts of credit card fraud, each a felony, and two counts of identity theft, each a felony two counts of fifth-degree theft, each a simple misdemeanor. David Reinaldo Lopez Rios, 31, also of Marshalltown, was arrested and charged with illegal use of a scanning device on an encryption machine, two counts of credit card fraud, three counts of identity theft and three counts of fifth-degree larceny. Lopez Rios was previously arrested by MPD on April 30 for allegedly using a stolen credit card to make a purchase. A series of criminal complaints alleged that Abreu-Arrone and Lopez Rios used the fraudulent credit card information to make purchases at Lincoln Way Casey’s, Albion Dollar General, South 3rd Avenue Jiffy and Le Grand Dollar General.

The investigation is ongoing and, according to the press release, MPD is aware that there are additional victims who have not yet come forward. Anyone who has noticed fraudulent charges on an account is asked to contact MPD at 641-754-5725.

“We encourage all potential victims to come forward, regardless of whether your financial institution has refunded you the funds or not,” the press release concludes.