Thieves Lose Stolen ATM

MISSOULA, Mont. - (08/11/04) -- Two daring bandits hooked a chain toa Missoula FCU ATM early Monday morning and tore it away from itsfoundation at a local retail store, then sped away in a stolenChevy Suburban, before losing the machine along the highway as theymade their getaway. The heavy machine apparently broke fee of thechain and tumbled off the side of the road as the thieves droveaway, according to police. The cash inside the machine remainedintact. The stolen getaway vehicle was found a few blocks from thescene of the crime.

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