男子被指控爬過天花板從自助洗衣店投幣機偷走數千美元

佛羅裡達州布里瓦德縣——據治安官辦公室稱，布里瓦德縣一名男子因涉嫌從當地一家自助洗衣店的投幣機盜竊數千美元而被捕。

A Brevard County man has been arrested after an alleged ploy to steal thousands from a local laundromat’s coin machines, according to the sheriff’s office.

據治安官辦公室稱，布里瓦德縣一名男子因涉嫌從當地一家自助洗衣店的投幣機竊取數千美元而被捕。

In an arrest affidavit, deputies said they received a call about a burglary at the “Laundromat of Port St. John” along West Avenue on June 17, just after 5 a.m.

在一份逮捕證詞中，警員表示，他們接到電話稱，6 月 17 日凌晨 5 點剛過，西大街沿線的「聖約翰港自助洗衣店」發生入室盜竊案。

The caller reportedly told deputies that a man — later identified as Jeffrey Duffey, 39 — had broken into coin machines located in the “employee only” offices.

據報道，打電話的人告訴警員，一名男子（後來被確認為 39 歲的杰弗裡·達菲）闖入了位於“僅限員工”辦公室的投幣機。

But by the time deputies arrived, Duffey was no longer at the business.

但當代表們到達時，達菲已經不在店裡了。

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However, deputies said they did find evidence of Duffey entering the laundromat and prying open the locked “employee only” door with a crowbar.

然而，警員表示，他們確實發現了達菲進入自助洗衣店並用撬棍撬開鎖著的「僅限員工」門的證據。

This door led to a restricted crawl space, which was typically used for repairs of the laundromat’s appliances, the affidavit shows.

證詞顯示，這扇門通往一個有限的爬行空間，該空間通常用於修理自助洗衣店的電器。

“Once inside this restricted area, Duffey was able to gain access to (the) ceiling, traverse across the building’s rafters, and climb down into the locked ‘employee only’ office, which concealed the rear doors of the coin machines,” the affidavit reads.

「一旦進入這個禁區，達菲就能夠進入天花板，穿過建築物的椽子，並爬下進入上鎖的『僅限員工』辦公室，該辦公室隱藏了投幣機的後門，」證詞書讀道。

According to investigators, two of the coin machines had been pried open, and all of the money inside was taken.

據調查人員稱，兩台投幣機被撬開，裡面的錢全被拿走。

In addition, deputies said Duffey is suspected of burglarizing the same laundromat at least three times prior — once on May 31, then again on June 9, and a third time on June 12.

此外，警員表示，達菲涉嫌先前至少三次入室盜竊同一家自助洗衣店——一次是在5月31日，第二次是在6月9日，第三次是在6月12日。

Just a few hours after the June 17 burglary, deputies found Duffey near the Space Coast Flea Market and brought him in for questioning.

6 月 17 日入室盜竊案發生後幾個小時，警員在太空海岸跳蚤市場附近發現了達菲，並將他帶去接受訊問。

Investigators said that Duffey initially claimed he’d been at home with his girlfriend at the time the burglary happened, and he was already on probation for burglarizing a Chevron gas station down the road.

調查人員表示，達菲最初聲稱盜竊發生時他和女友在家，他已經因盜竊路邊雪佛龍加油站而被緩刑。

“(Duffey claims) he did not commit the burglary at the Chevron for the money, as he had a personal vendetta against the owners of the business because he ‘hates those people,’” the affidavit says. “At some point, he worked for the business, and they screwed him out of money, so he in turn burglarized them.”

「（達菲聲稱）他在雪佛龍酒店入室行竊並不是為了錢，因為他‘討厭那些人’，因此對企業老闆懷有個人恩怨，」宣誓書稱。 “在某個時候，他為這家公司工作，他們騙走了他的錢，所以他反過來又盜竊了他們。”

When pressed on the similarity and proximity of the Chevron burglary and the laundromat burglaries, Duffey allegedly told deputies that the modus operandi was “not uncommon,” deputies added.

警員補充說，當被問及雪佛龍入室盜竊案和自助洗衣店入室盜竊案的相似性和相似性時，達菲據稱告訴警員們，這種作案手法「並不罕見」。

Duffey then pointed out another recent burglary at a local “casino” at 672 West Ave. — a location close by the Chevron and laundromat — that happened back in January, where the culprit used similar methods, according to detectives.

達菲隨後指出，最近在西大街672 號的一家「賭場」（靠近雪佛龍和自助洗衣店的地點）發生了另一起入室盜竊案，據偵探稱，這起盜竊案發生在1 月份，兇手也使用了類似的方法。

While Duffey suggested that the suspect who was arrested in that investigation could be linked to the laundromat burglaries, deputies discovered that there was no suspect in that case, as it had gone unsolved.

雖然達菲表示，在那次調查中被捕的嫌疑人可能與自助洗衣店入室盜竊案有關，但警員發現該案中沒有嫌疑人，因為該案尚未偵破。

Then, Duffey went into a tirade about how he could have perpetrated these crimes, becoming “joyful and braggadocios” as he did so, deputies said.

然後，達菲開始長篇大論，講述他如何犯下這些罪行，並在這樣做時變得“快樂和自誇”，代表們說。

“Duffey went on to brag that should he have committed these crimes, he would have never been caught on surveillance camera,” the affidavit reads. “He further explained how he knows how to disable most surveillance systems, and would have tampered with the businesses’ cameras, as most run off of Wi-Fi.”

宣誓書中寫道：“達菲接著吹噓說，如果他犯下了這些罪行，監視器就不會拍到他。” “他進一步解釋了他如何知道如何禁用大多數監控系統，並且會篡改企業的攝像頭，因為大多數監控系統都使用 Wi-Fi。”

Deputies also noted that the Wi-Fi router at the laundromat had been tampered with during the prior three burglaries.

警員也指出，在先前的三起入室盜竊案中，自助洗衣店的 Wi-Fi 路由器曾被竄改。

He then invited deputies to search his home, and they found a “large quantity” of $20 bills in his bedside drawer.

隨後，他邀請警員搜查他的家，他們在他的床頭抽屜裡發現了「大量」20 美元的鈔票。

According to the affidavit, Duffey’s girlfriend later told deputies she hadn’t seen him at home earlier that morning, and surveillance footage showed Duffey at the laundromat.

根據證詞，達菲的女友後來告訴警員，那天早上她沒有在家裡看到他，監視器畫面顯示達菲在自助洗衣店。

In total, Duffey stole around $5,000 from the laundromat’s coin machines, severely damaging the equipment as he did so, deputies claim.

警員稱，達菲總共從自助洗衣店的投幣機偷走了大約 5,000 美元，嚴重損壞了設備。

As a result, Duffey was arrested on Friday and faces charges of grand theft, three counts of burglary, and two counts of possessing burglary tools with an intent to use. He is held on bond of $77,500.

結果，達菲週五被捕，面臨重大盜竊罪、三項入室盜竊罪和兩項持有意圖使用入室盜竊工具罪名。他的保釋金為 77,500 美元。