BEAUMONT, Texas — An ATM was stolen by three masked men from Love's Truck Stop in Jefferson County early Wednesday morning according to sheriff's office investigators.
Witnesses told investigators the three men came inside the store and wrapped a chain around the ATM before pulling it out of the store using a truck according to a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office news release.
Deputies were called to the travel stop in the 7400 block of Smith Road around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
The suspect's vehicle was located about 15 minutes later, abandoned in the 10000 block of Brooks Road, and the ATM was missing according to the release.
The truck was reported stolen from Humble.
ATM theft is a second degree felony according to the sheriff's office, and the investigation will continue.
From a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office news release:
This morning, 09-04-19, at approximately 4:33 AM, Deputies responded to Love Truck Stop, 7495 Smith Road, in reference to an A.T.M. theft.
The witnesses stated that three males wearing dark clothing and masks entered the store. Once inside the store they wrapped a chain around the A.T.M and used a truck to remove A.T.M from the store.
The suspects loaded the A.T.M. in the back of the truck and fled the scene. The suspect vehicle was located approximately 17 minutes abandoned in the 10000 block Brooks Road. The ATM was missing. The truck was reported stolen from Humble, Texas. The Theft of an ATM is a second degree felony.
The investigation is ongoing.
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