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Police investigating attempted theft of Florence Bank ATM in Cummington

Passer-by called 911 after observing van with chain hooked to machine
Posted on: January 7, 2022 - 11:40am
Passer-by called 911 after observing van with chain hooked to machine outside Cummington grocery store

CUMMINGTON  –  Police are asking the public for help in their investigation of a brazen, but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to steal an ATM located outside the Old Creamery Co-op, 445 Berkshire Trail in Cummington, early this morning, Friday, Jan. 7.

According to police, a passerby called 911 shortly before 2 a.m. to report that a white Econoline van was backed up to the Florence Bank automated teller machine with a chain linked to the ATM. The van engine was running, though when police arrived there were no people nearby.

During the ensuing investigation, police learned that the van had been reported stolen from Pittsfield, and that two suspects had been observed in the security video from inside the ATM at the Creamery.

A search of the area by police and a search dog did not find the suspects, though it appeared they may have fled west on Route 9 towards Windsor. State Police detectives from the unit attached to the Northwestern District Attorney’s office and State Police troopers assigned to the Northampton barracks are working with Cummington Police on the investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the State Police Detective Unit at (413) 773-3561.

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