Crooks drive truck into Virginia Metro station to steal ATM

A photo of the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
A photo of the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from the Vienna Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
A zoomed-in photo of the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
A zoomed-in photo of the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
A photo of the license plate on the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
Police are looking for a white truck with this license plate with the theft of an ATM in a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
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A photo of the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
A zoomed-in photo of the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)
A photo of the license plate on the vehicle suspected of stealing an ATM from a Metro station in Virginia. (Courtesy WMATA)

WASHINGTON — There are lots of examples of crooks stealing entire ATMs to get away with the money inside. But in this case, the machine was hauled away with a truck from inside a Metro station.

It happened about 1:30 a.m. Monday at the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metro station, a Metro spokesman said.

Ramming the ATM with a stolen heavy duty pickup dislodged the machine, then five suspects jumped out of the truck, loaded up the machine and took off.

Now, Metro Transit Police are looking for a white Ford F-250, with Virginia tag UA13-483. There’s damage to the rear bumper and a yellow “Don’t Tread On Me” sticker on the rear window.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 301-955-5000 or text MyMTPD (696873).

Kristi King

Kristi King is a veteran reporter who has been working in the WTOP newsroom since 1990. She covers everything from breaking news to consumer concerns and the latest medical developments.

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