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Suspect arrested in Atlanta-area ATM thefts

July 26, 2004

ATLANTA - James Glenn Henderson, a 45-year-old man with experience operating heavy equipment, has been charged in one of metro Atlanta's recent rash of automated ATM thefts.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Conyers, Ga., police arrested Henderson at the home of his estranged wife in Conyers on July 26 after receiving a tip that Henderson might have been involved in the thefts.

A Conyers bank was among at least seven targeted since June 18 by a thief or thieves who used stolen heavy equipment to pry ATMs out of drive-through lanes at bank branches. Four other cases occurred in Gwinnett County and one each in Atlanta and Alpharetta, for a total of seven thefts over the past five weeks.

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Henderson was arrested with a stolen vehicle, but no money was recovered, said Conyers police Capt. David Spann. Henderson will be charged with theft by taking in Suwanee and Conyers.

While Spann said it was unlikely the thefts were carried out by a single person, investigators had not yet confirmed that others were involved.

FBI spokesman Steve Lazarus said federal authorities were considering whether to bring charges against Henderson.