A man wearing a Jordan tank top, green pants and a light brown hat was caught on ATM surveillance camera withdrawing cash with a stolen debit card in the 10500 block of Culebra Road, and now Bexar County deputies want the public's help finding him. The withdrawal happened on August 12, and investigators say the suspect fled in a dark-colored SUV with a license plate that has not been identified.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office posted the surveillance images to Facebook, describing the suspect as a Black male and asking anyone with information about his identity or whereabouts to come forward. The ATM in question sits along a stretch of Culebra Road that also goes by FM 471, a Far Westside commercial corridor that the Texas Department of Transportation is in the middle of widening from two lanes into a four-lane divided roadway as part of a multi-million dollar expansion project.
Anyone with information can call the sheriff's office at (210) 335-6000, according to the Facebook post. Deputies did not release the cardholder's identity or say how the debit card was stolen in the first place, leaving open whether the card was lifted from a mailbox, a vehicle break-in, or some other means.
A Familiar Pattern of Card Theft Cases
This is not the first time Bexar County investigators have leaned on the public to crack an ATM fraud case built around a stolen debit card. In November 2024, the sheriff's office investigated a suspect accused of stealing a debit card from a mailbox and using it to withdraw cash at a Security Service Federal Credit Union on NW Loop 410 before spending more of it at a local store, according to a post from the Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Facebook. More recently, the sheriff's office asked for the community's help in July identifying suspects who allegedly ran up charges on a stolen credit or debit card across multiple local businesses, as reported by KENS 5.
Under Texas Penal Code § 32.31, unauthorized use of a credit or debit card is charged as a state jail felony no matter how much money is taken, carrying a potential sentence of 180 days to two years behind bars and a fine of up to $10,000, per FindLaw. If investigators determine the cardholder is 65 or older, that same statute bumps the charge up to a third-degree felony, exposing a suspect to two to 10 years in state prison.
Where Bexar County Fraud Cases Get Prosecuted
Once a suspect is identified, cases like this one typically land with prosecutors who specialize in exactly this kind of crime. The Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office runs a Public Integrity & Cyber Crime Division along with an Elder Fraud Unit that dates back to 2004, both dedicated to handling debit card abuse, identity theft and other complex financial crimes, according to Bexar County.
The sheriff's office also keeps a dedicated tip email, [email protected], open for anyone who wants to submit surveillance leads anonymously rather than call in, a channel confirmed by the same agency's outreach efforts as reported by KENS 5. Cases involving elderly victims have been a persistent concern locally; San Antonio-area agencies logged more than 330 financial crimes against senior citizens in 2025, while Bexar County recorded over 1,300 reports of elder financial exploitation in a similar span, per Hoodline's earlier reporting on a separate case involving a fake credit union worker who targeted a hospitalized 75-year-old.
Nationally, identity theft and card fraud remain a massive problem, with the Federal Trade Commission estimating roughly 15 million U.S. residents fall victim each year, resulting in losses exceeding $50 billion, figures cited by Bexar County officials. Beyond the sheriff's tip line, Crime Stoppers of San Antonio offers cash rewards of up to $10,000 for anonymous tips that lead to a felony arrest or indictment in Bexar County, submitted through 210-224-STOP or the P3 Tips app.
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