Paul Kolacki, 34, was taken into custody in Riverside on June 6, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. He is suspected of using a Ford Ranger pickup truck to drag the ATMs out of businesses and haul them away.
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Kolacki is believed to have been involved in 29 separate thefts of ATMs in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego, authorities said.
More than $6,000 was recovered from the thefts, according to a news release.
Kolacki was booked on six counts of burglary, four counts of grand theft and six counts of vandalism, the Sheriff's Department said.
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Anyone with information about the case is urged to call sheriff's Deputy Nicholas Ramirez at (951) 776-1099, or the sheriff's Perris station at (951) 210-1000.