STRATEGIC PARTNERS
August 21, 2002
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian police are looking for a brazen thief who loaded an ATM onto a bright yellow forklift truck and then drove off down a busy Melbourne street during rush-hour, according to a Yahoo News report.
Several people who questioned the man during the Aug. 19 heist were told he was taking the ATM away for servicing.
After removing the ATM from the foyer of a shopping center, witnesses said he covered the machine in black plastic and drove off down the street in the yellow forklift, holding up a long line of cars in traffic.
He eventually loaded the ATM onto an unidentified vehicle and got away, police said. On Aug. 22, police were appealing to the motorists who were stuck behind the forklift or other witnesses for more information.
