Posted on 09/09/2009 4:48:42 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
Police are looking for a pair of brazen, "sophisticated" thieves who disconnected an 800-pound ATM with about $96,000 inside and rolled it out of a Delaware County hospital on a dolly.
The ATM, minus the cash, and the van the thieves used for their getaway were found aflame in Southwest Philadelphia last night, more than 24 hours after the the heist at he Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Upper Darby.
Upper Darby Police Superintendant Michael Chitwood said the pair, wearing baseball caps and keeping their heads down to conceal their facial features from surveillance cameras, disconnected three cables and successfully disarmed the ATM's alarm to carry out their caper.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
The comments at the story’s website are hilarious. Many racist but mostly conservative.
Most gun safes are heavier than that!
WTF?
“Brazen”
LOL! Ever see the security at most hospitals? Almost nonexistant.....and tasers will be the most potent “weapon” anyone has.
Talk about easy pickings.
1. Was it not bolted to the floor?
2. What in the world was $96,000 doing in it?
3. What lunatic was in charge of setting it up and overseeing it?
Two hernia operations: $112,000. Net profit/(loss) on the theft: ($16,000).
Bet they were drunk and watched “Barbershop” the night before.
LOL - At least they’re in the hospital, so they don’t need an ambulance. ;)
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What’s the problem? Those rich doctors who charge $50K for amputating limbs can pony up.
but they can call home (wireless and GPS)
you don’t think 100K would be left in a dumb
cabinet do you?
Maybe now the hospital will get Brinks Security. They respond instantly.
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