Bungling San Francisco thieves tried and failed to make off with an ATM last week in a flop of a heist at the Diamond Heights Safeway, police said.
Officers responded to the incident just after 3:30 a.m. Friday in Safeway’s parking lot near Gold Mine Hill. Sadly, for the thieves, the ATM did not turn out to be a gold mine for them, as they failed to remove it and lost a car in the process, according to the police union.
“They failed. Both literally and figuratively,” the San Francisco police union joked on X.
No arrests have been made, and the thieves fled in a second vehicle, police said Tuesday.
The latest attempted ATM theft comes as other San Francisco business owners have installed extra security in what police say is a spike in ATM thefts. Some methods have included steel-reinforced doors, multiple locks, chains and extra cameras to prevent break-ins.
A Safeway manager declined to comment and said the ATM belongs to Bank of America. The bank has yet to comment on the failed theft.