Gas Pump Skimmers Arrested In Sunnyvale

SUNNYVALE, CA -- Two suspects attempting to apply electronic "skimming" equipment at a World Gas station at 117 W. Maude Ave. were taken into custody by officers, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety reported Friday.

The incident occurred on Thursday at midnight in which Artashes Gasparyan, 27, of Glendale and Richard Matthew Hernandez, 32, of Rialto were trying to gain access to credit card information from consumers who used the pumps, the public safety department said. The men were booked into Santa Clara County Jail on charges of possession of a skimming device, unauthorized computer access, burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime.

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