‘Investigation confirmed the ATM was empty at the time of the theft,’ police said
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Crooks went to extreme measures to steal an ATM from a convenience store in Burlington.
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Video of the March 3 incident shared on social media Saturday shows a white pickup truck backing into the entrance of Jayy’s Cheers Convenience at 437 Brock Ave., near Lakeshore Rd. and Maple Ave.
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Witnesses at a residential building across the street filmed the incident while others screamed at the thieves.
One guy is heard shouting, “That’s broken, bro,” trying to save the crooks from wasting their time not to mention the shop from having to deal with the hassle of fixing its property.
But the suspects continue with their criminal ways, as one man is seen with what appears to be a tow rope connected to the pickup before accelerating forward with the ATM machine.
Well, part of the machine.
“Oh my God,” one woman is heard screeching, “What the f***?!”
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Some commenters on the social media post seemed to be more irritated by the “peanut gallery” heard in the background than the actual crime.
“These people are dramatic as hell,” one user wrote. “Mind your business.”
Another added, “The lady screaming needs to be charged as well for disturbing the peace,” and a second person concurred: “Before reporting the theft, lock up the woman shouting ‘oH mY GoOoDaH.’”
A fourth commenter wrote, “This is literally a Trailer Park Boys episode.”
According to Halton Regional Police, three suspects are wanted in the incident that occurred at about 10:35 p.m. on March 3.
“Suspects broke the front window of the store, then used a chain pulled by the suspect vehicle to pull the bars off the window,” Const. Jeff Dillon told the Toronto Sun.
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The thieves used a chain pulled by the vehicle but were unsuccessful, according to police.
“Part of the ATM was taken; however, investigation confirmed the ATM was empty at the time of the theft.”
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Two suspects were spotted wearing dark clothing, face coverings and gloves, while a third person in the vehicle was not seen.
About $7,000 in damage was caused to the store and ATM, police added.
The investigation is ongoing.
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