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Suspect Who Robbed Illinois Photo Booth Caught on Camera: Cops

Police have a clear image of a suspect they say robbed an Illinois photo booth after the machine took his picture during the act.
Image: The images were taken by the photo booth during the robbery.
The images were taken by the photo booth during the robbery.Handout / Batavia Police Department

Police have a clear image of a suspect who they say robbed cash from an Illinois photo booth. In fact, they have several images because the machine took his picture during the alleged act.

The man entered the booth at Funway Amusements in Batavia where he pried open the cash drawer and took approx. $75.00 in cash, Batavia Police Department said. Approximately $75.00 in damage was caused to the machine.

The device is designed to take photographs when it senses tampering to the cash drawer, it said in a news release.

The robbery took place in November but the report was delayed until the machine’s owner could access the photos.