男子被指控爬过天花板从自助洗衣店投币机偷走数千美元

佛罗里达州布里瓦德县——据治安官办公室称，布里瓦德县一名男子因涉嫌从当地一家自助洗衣店的投币机盗窃数千美元而被捕。

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.

据治安官办公室称，布里瓦德县一名男子因涉嫌从当地一家自助洗衣店的投币机窃取数千美元而被捕。

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.

在一份逮捕证词中，警员们表示，他们接到电话称，6 月 17 日凌晨 5 点刚过，西大街沿线的“圣约翰港自助洗衣店”发生入室盗窃案。

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.

据报道，打电话的人告诉警员，一名男子（后来被确认为 39 岁的杰弗里·达菲）闯入了位于“仅限员工”办公室的投币机。

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

但当代表们到达时，达菲已经不在店里了。

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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，警员们表示，他们确实发现了达菲进入自助洗衣店并用撬棍撬开锁着的“仅限员工”门的证据。

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

证词显示，这扇门通向一个有限的爬行空间，该空间通常用于修理自助洗衣店的电器。

“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.

“一旦进入这个禁区，达菲就能够进入天花板，穿过建筑物的椽子，并爬下进入上锁的‘仅限员工’办公室，该办公室隐藏了投币机的后门，”证词书读。

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

据调查人员称，两台投币机被撬开，里面的钱全部被拿走。

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，警员们表示，达菲涉嫌此前至少三次入室盗窃同一家自助洗衣店——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 日入室盗窃案发生后几个小时，警员们在太空海岸跳蚤市场附近发现了达菲，并将他带去接受讯问。

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.

调查人员表示，达菲最初声称盗窃发生时他和女友在家，而且他已经因盗窃路边雪佛龙加油站而处于缓刑期。

“(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.”

“（达菲声称）他在雪佛龙酒店入室行窃并不是为了钱，因为他‘讨厌那些人’，因此对企业老板怀有个人恩怨，”宣誓书称。 “在某个时候，他为这家公司工作，他们骗走了他的钱，所以他反过来又盗窃了他们。”

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.

警员们补充说，当被问及雪佛龙入室盗窃案和自助洗衣店入室盗窃案的相似性和相似性时，达菲据称告诉警员们，这种作案手法“并不罕见”。

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.

达菲随后指出，最近在西大街 672 号的一家“赌场”（靠近雪佛龙和自助洗衣店的地点）发生了另一起入室盗窃案，据侦探称，这起盗窃案发生在 1 月份，凶手也使用了类似的方法。

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.

虽然达菲表示，在那次调查中被捕的嫌疑人可能与自助洗衣店入室盗窃案有关，但警员们发现该案中没有嫌疑人，因为该案尚未侦破。

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

然后，达菲开始长篇大论，讲述他如何犯下这些罪行，并在这样做时变得“快乐和自夸”，代表们说。

“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.”

宣誓书中写道：“达菲接着吹嘘说，如果他犯下了这些罪行，监控摄像头就不会拍到他。” “他进一步解释了他如何知道如何禁用大多数监控系统，并且会篡改企业的摄像头，因为大多数监控系统都使用 Wi-Fi。”

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

警员们还指出，在之前的三起入室盗窃案中，自助洗衣店的 Wi-Fi 路由器曾被篡改过。

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

随后，他邀请警员搜查他的家，他们在他的床头抽屉里发现了“大量”20 美元的钞票。

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.

根据证词，达菲的女朋友后来告诉警员，那天早上她没有在家里看到他，监控录像显示达菲在自助洗衣店。

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

警员称，达菲总共从自助洗衣店的投币机偷走了大约 5,000 美元，严重损坏了设备。

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.

结果，达菲于周五被捕，面临重大盗窃罪、三项入室盗窃罪和两项持有意图使用入室盗窃工具罪名。他的保释金为 77,500 美元。