Media Release
Attempted ATM theft, Greenbank
Police are investigating the theft of a cash drawer from an automatic teller machine early this morning at Greenbank.
Around 3am police were advised of an alarm sounding from the ATM at a Pub Lane newsagent.
Upon arrival they found a small excavator, believed to have been stolen from a nearby work site, still idling in the carpark.
A window at the newsagent had been smashed and the ATM pulled from its mounts and dragged outside the business. The machine had been forced open and the contents stolen.
Extensive, non-structural damage was caused to the newsagency.
Investigations are continuing.
Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.
Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
07 3015 2444
