SUMMARY: Federal prosecutors have dismantled a St. Louis-based “tentacle” of an international crime ring involving Romanian nationals who installed ATM skimmers to steal banking info. Five suspects, arrested in a Florissant home in 2024, were sentenced to prison terms and will be deported. These skimmers, tiny devices hidden on ATMs with pinhole cameras, capture customers’ card data and PINs, making detection difficult for the average user. The group, part of a larger network operating nationwide, often targets St. Louis. Authorities note similar Romanian criminal rings involved in thefts over recent years, emphasizing ongoing vigilance amid increasingly sophisticated skimming tactics.

Five Romanian nationals, who federal prosecutors say came here solely with the purpose of skimming money from your atm transaction, are now going to prison.

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SUMMARY: The Reptile Room STL, located at 14390 Manchester Road, is a new interactive reptile zoo in St. Louis offering up-close experiences with tarantulas, turtles, lizards, exotic bugs, and more. Founded by Mo Dalal, inspired by a friend’s reptile zoo in Michigan, it encourages visitors, especially kids, to overcome fears and learn about reptiles firsthand. Educational content creator Tarantula Kat collaborates here to dispel myths about tarantulas. Open Fridays to Sundays, the facility is expanding with large enclosures and new animals in preparation for its grand opening in November. Updates are shared on their Instagram and Facebook pages.

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