Two men with brain cells in Washington state drove a flatbed truck through the double doors of a Walgreens store and tried to steal an ATM inside the store using a cable attached to the truck, but their plan failed miserably.
According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, a commercial burglary alert was activated at 4:41 a.m. on Dec. 9, when officers responded to the Walgreens store in the 12000 block of Pacific Avenue South in Parkland, where they found themselves at the front door of the store. Officials said it was completely destroyed. And ATMs suffered major damage. Parkland is about 20 minutes south of Tacoma.
“This reminded me of the episode The Three Stooges minus the One.”
Officials said investigators reviewed surveillance footage that showed the suspects using a flatbed pickup truck to break through the front door, and also saw the suspects hook a cable to an ATM and use the truck to drag it away. He added that he tried to leave.
Officials said the cable ultimately snapped the ATM in half, but the part containing cash was still intact and bolted to the floor.
You can watch surveillance video here About their ill-fated schemes.
Officials said the suspects made a second attempt before fleeing in a truck.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-222-TIPS.
How are people reacting?
On the sheriff's department's Facebook page, sarcasm is running high among commenters about the case, especially regarding one of the suspects whose pants were seen in the video hanging around his thighs. There is a lot of sarcasm going around.
- One commenter said, “This reminded me of the episode The Three Stooges minus the One Stooger.'' noticed.
- “Plates left in truck so clearly stolen. Safety vest and low drawers? Ridiculous team!” another user cracked.
- “I bet you moved faster in those 2 minutes than you did in an 8 hour work day,” another commenter said. gave an opinion.
- Another user said: “If you're going to commit a crime, don't you think you'd at least make sure your pants don't come off?” said.
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