Crime & Safety

Suspect In Dispensary ATM Robbery Caught With Part Of ATM: SDPD

San Diego police said they found the suspect with a pair of bolt cutters, a crowbar, hammer and part of the ATM.

SAN DIEGO, CA— A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of breaking into and robbing an ATM machine outside a marijuana dispensary in Rolando.

The robbery happened at 6:38 a.m. Sunday and a witness told police a man was trying to break into the ATM in the 4500 block of College Avenue, according to Officer John Buttle of the San Diego Police Department.

Officers detained a suspect a few blocks away, Buttle said. Police found a pair of bolt cutters, a crowbar, hammer and part of the ATM in his possession.

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It is not known how much money was taken from the ATM, police said.

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