Police say 'skimming devices' placed on ATMs in Ypsilanti Township, Ann Arbor to access bank account information

Bank employees discovered and removed it before any losses were reported. But police want to prevent the man from attempting it again at that or other branches.

“It’s early in an ongoing investigation, and we want to have this man identified even though our understanding was the device was caught shortly after it was put on the machine,” Sheriff's Lt. Mike Trester said.

The man is white with dark hair and appears to be in his early 20s. He was driving a dark-colored Chrysler mini-van.

Saline police said they're investigating a similar case where a skimming device placed on an Ann Arbor ATM siphoned roughly $500 from a woman's accounts last week. KeyBank officials said at least 90 customers reported irregularities on their accounts after using the machine at the West Stadium Boulevard location last week, reports said.

Investigators are waiting for bank surveillance photos to help identify a suspect. No descriptions were available, and it's unclear whether that incident is related to the Ypsilanti Township case.

Sheriff’s Detective Kevin Parviz said it’s generally difficult for ATM users to tell whether a skimmer is in place.

“The quality of work differs from one suspect to another,” he said. “I’ve seen ATM skimmers that are indistinguishable from the ATM, and I have seen the ones that are obviously not part of the ATM.”

He recommended customers do quick checks for differences in materials and colors at the card reader and be wary of excess protrusions.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s department tip-line at 734-973-7711.