Thieves use a backhoe to steal ATM from parking lot

Thieves use a backhoe to steal ATM from parking lot
Tags: Bank / Credit Union, Cash Dispenser / Recycler / Acceptor, Security
June 20, 2011

According to MSNBC.com, Frankfort, Ky. police are searching for the suspects involved in stealing an ATM from a local credit union parking lot using a backhoe.

Frankfort police reported that the thieves used a stolen backhoe from a nearby construction site to remove an ATM from the parking lot of the Employees Credit Union. The ATM is valued at $30,000, and the amount of cash contained within the machine was undisclosed.

The backhoe was left at the scene.