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ATM Thefts On the Rise

Non-bank teller machines make easy targets, police say

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 3, 2008 7:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – ATM theft is a labor-intensive crime: You have to steal a pickup, slam it through a gas station storefront, and haul the ATM out. But that’s exactly what an increasing number of criminals are doing, MSNBC reports. From 2000 to 2006, thieves nabbed about...   Read full story »

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