Crime & Safety
Clearwater Police Hope To Crack Case Of 'Plumber's Crack' Bandit
The Clearwater police is hoping the public can help them crack a case involving some ATM-yanking thieves.
CLEARWATER, FL — The Clearwater police is hoping the public can help them crack a case involving some ATM-yanking thieves.
On Monday around 5 a.m., thieves stole an automated teller machine from outside Cadence Bank at 2440 Sunset Point Road.
Three men attached a chain around the ATM machine and connected it to the trailer hitch of a red pickup truck. They then accelerated the pickup, yanking the ATM machine out.
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The pickup truck, which was stolen, was later found abandoned.
Saturday Night Live's Lisa Loopner would love the surveillance video footage of the crime, which displays the prominent "plumber's crack" of one of the thieves.
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One of the thieves was wearing a hoodie with Billionaire Boys Club on it.
Anyone who recognizes these faces, or this posterior, should call the Clearwater police at 727-562-4242.
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