[tonylemesmer]

Excuses i have heard from Police before for not taking fingerprints are that its not worth it for minor crimes. The cost of forensics is not insignificant and even for theft from a vehicle more than 10 years ago it simply wasn't investigated.

Obviously card skimming is a massively serious offence and should be thoroughly investigated.

[banku_brougham]

this is it right here. police can't launch a manhunt for petty property crimes (sorry about your car, but that is what this is called). card skimming is a hugely scalable crime that can tear the fabric of electronic transactions.