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A pair of bandits makes off with nine Tim Hortons debit terminals

By Frances McInnis
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When we first reported on the arrival of debit machines at Tim Hortons in 2010, we didn’t think it would come to this. Sure, we worried about the lines that would form as customers stabbed at the Interac terminals to pay for their double-doubles. But this is something else: last night, two men allegedly went on something of a PIN pad shopping spree, making off with the hand-held terminals from nine Tim Hortons drive-throughs in the GTA. Their M.O.? Distract the clerk, cut the cord connecting the device to the cash register and then speed off. Police finally nabbed the pair—clearly not criminal masterminds—as they were going for PIN pad number 10 at the Timmy’s in the east end at Kingston and Markham roads. As for the motive, Constable Tony Vella of the Toronto Police told reporters he couldn’t speculate on the case, but noted that some criminals have used stolen and altered PIN pads to collect sensitive banking data. We wonder whether these guys weren’t just hoping to move the lines along faster. Read the entire story [CBC] »

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