KPD: ATM theft leaves local bank missing less than two dollars
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Police Department (KPD) is investigating an ATM theft that reportedly occurred early Monday morning.
A release from the KPD said the incident took place at around 2:30 a.m. at the Bank of Tennessee on North Eastman Road. Responding officers found debris and the ATM in the roadway on North Eastman Road.
An investigation revealed that suspects hooked the ATM up to a red Chevy Silverado and pulled it from the ground to steal it, the release said. The KPD said Bank of Tennessee employees were able to determine only $1.84 was missing from the ATM as a result of the theft.
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The release said that soon after, KPD officers found the truck used to pull the ATM into the road parked in the 1700 block of Harris Street. Officers spoke with the owners of the truck, who don’t live on Harris Street, and determined the pickup truck had been stolen earlier in the night, according to the release.
The KPD said the investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information on the incident is asked to call (423) 229-9474, the assigned investigator Cpl. Det. Ben DeGreen. Anonymous tips can be submitted via an online “Citizen Feedback” form on KingsportTN.gov.
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