TORONTO – An Australian man has succeeded in what could be one of the best failed robbery attempts ever.
Police in Townsville, Queensland are looking for an unidentified man who allegedly stole a truck Tuesday and used the vehicle in a failed attempt to steal an ATM from a gas station.
Police released CCTV footage of the failed robbery with the hope of identifying the suspect — and perhaps entertaining YouTube users.
Video showed the man throwing an object at the automated doors, only to have it bounce right back at him.
The man finally got into the store by smashing the door with what appeared to be a hammer.
Once inside, the suspect was seen struggling to attach a chain to the bank machine. However, the man didn’t appear to notice the chain breaking outside of the gas station store.
The suspect got back into the vehicle and drove off… without the ATM attached,
“The only problem for the offender was that he had not realized that his chain wasn’t attached and when he attempted to drive off he left the ATM behind,” Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Hicks said.
The would-be thief returned to the store and attempted to reattach the chain but eventually gave up and drove away.
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