Crime & Safety
ATM Stolen From Baytown Courthouse
Burglars smashed through the Harris County Courthouse in Baytown to get to an ATM machine inside. It was the third incident in a week.
BAYTOWN, TX — Thieves targeted the second county courthouse for the third time in less than a week an an attempt to steal an ATM machine.
This time, it was the Harris County Precinct 3 courthouse at 701 Baker near Garth Road in Baytown, that was targeted.
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Thieves smashed through a glass back door with a pickup early Thursday, and wrapped a heavy chain around the machine and dragged it out of the building.
Police have not said if there was any money in the ATM machine.
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On Saturday,and again on Wednesday, burglars used a truck to smash through the Harris County Precinct 2 courthouse building in Pasadena, and got away empty handed both times.
According to a Houston Chronicle report, an ATM machine was recently stolen in a similar break in at the Harris County Precinct 6 courthouse in east Houston.
Police are trying to determine if these burglaries are connected.
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