ATM Blown Up In San Diego Bank Robbery

SAN DIEGO, CA – The FBI released surveillance photographs Thursday of two men suspected of blowing up an ATM and stealing its cash box last Sunday. The duo unsuccessfully attempted a similar robbery in July, according to authorities.

The suspects first attempted to blow up an ATM on July 4 outside Cal Coast Credit Union on Ruffin Road in San Diego, according to FBI Special Agent Sarah Lawand and Special Agent Matt Beals from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The suspects used a pipe bomb that damaged the ATM, broke a glass pane, and then fled southbound on Ruffin Road in an unidentified dark colored vehicle. They did not take any money.

Weeks later, on Sunday, Aug. 13, the suspects robbed an ATM by blowing up the machine at the Chevron station on Miramar Road in San Diego, Lawand and Beals said in a joint statement. One of the suspects drilled a hole into the ATM and filled it with gasoline. The second suspect placed a fuse into the ATM and detonated the machine. The suspects stole an undisclosed amount of cash and fled eastbound on Miramar Road in a 2000 to 2006 dark colored Ford Escape with after market wheels, a tow hitch with ball and "cold" license plates.

The first suspect was described as a light-skinned man, about 5 feet 10 to 6 feet tall with a medium to heavy build. During the most recent robbery he wore a dark beanie-style hat with a short brim, leather-style jacket, khaki cargo pants, and dark colored skateboard-style shoes.

The second suspect was described as a light-skinned man, with the same height and build as the first suspect. He wore a camouflage rain jacket with a hood, dark jeans and brown boots during the most recent robbery.

Photos via FBI