Illegal immigrant arrested for ATM burglaries in Ouachita Parish

OUACHITA PARISH, La. ( KTVE/KARD )– The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Josue Rosendo, a Venezuelan national, in the country illegally, after allegedly tampering with ATMs.

On October 12, 2024, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to ATM burglaries around 1:30 PM at Ouachita Valley Federal Credit Union on Old Sterlington Road in Monroe, La., and another at Monroe Teleco Bank, on Cypress Street in West Monroe. Authorities learned that the suspect was driving a white Hyundai Santa Fe. Deputies then searched the area on October 13, 2024, and found the suspect’s vehicle, identifying the driver as Richard Josue Rosendo.

According to deputies, Rosendo allegedly admitted to both incidents and was charged and booked at the Ouachita Correctional Center for Two Counts of Tampering with Surveillance, Accounting, Inventory, or Monitoring System, and Two Counts of Theft or Criminal Access of an Automated Teller Machine

Rosendo Bond was set at $40,000.

According to authorities, this is an ongoing investigation possibly connected to multiple ATM thefts across the south.

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