(BCN) – An unknown number of individuals were captured on video entering an ATM with a backhoe at an Oakland gas station Monday morning.
Security footage, which has gone viral on social media, showed a gas station employee sitting near an ATM near a window. Seconds later, the bucket of a backhoe smashed through the window and startled the employee, who was forced to back up.
The bucket then smashed into the ATM, repeatedly hitting the machine until it shattered. A man in a dark hooded sweatshirt, blue pants and white shoes jumped through the broken window and tied a chain around the machine.
In the video, another man can be seen outside the window, tying the other end of the chain to a white pickup truck.
According to the Oakland Police Department, the robbery happened at a gas station in the 800 block of West Grand Avenue around 2:15 a.m. Monday.
Upon arrival, officers found the backhoe still through the glass window. According to police, the suspects fled by then, with an unknown amount of money from the ATM.
The robbery investigation is ongoing. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact the OPD Robbery Unit at (510) 238-3951.
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