Crime & Safety

Group Tries To Pull Open ATM With Pickup Truck: Police

People tried to pull open an ATM with a truck and a towing strap, police said.

WAUWATOSA, WI — A group of people tried to break into an ATM last week using a pickup truck and a towing strap, according to a Wauwatosa police report.

The group tried to pull open the machine with a Ford F-250 and a heavy-duty chain towing strap around 3 a.m. June 14 at the Wells Fargo Bank, 2675 N. Mayfair Rd., police said.

The truck was later reported stolen from a Wauwatosa resident, and it was found abandoned, according to police.

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The suspects remain at large.

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