Overview
- The incident, which occurred March 17 at about 8:45pm at Shaws Amusement Arcade on Newborough in Scarborough, involved a device that made a games machine pay out cash.
- North Yorkshire Police have begun an investigation and released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the case.
- Officers ask anyone who recognises him to email Ian.Butterfield@northyorkshire.police.uk, call 101 and ask for Ian Butterfield, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously, quoting reference 12260048095.
- Police classify the case as theft and report that enquiries are ongoing with no arrests announced.
- The use of an unknown implement points to deliberate tampering, which can cause losses for small arcades and often relies on community reports and CCTV to identify suspects.