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 (opens in new tab).
No arrests have been made, and the thieves fled in a second vehicle, police said Tuesday.
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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.