Innisfail RCMP are working with Red Deer RCMP after linking an early morning attempted theft last week of an automated teller machine (ATM) at the local Boston Pizza to another in Red Deer the same morning.
Police said the blue Dodge Ram used in both unsuccessful ATM theft attempts had been stolen out of Innisfail the same morning.
Shortly after 6:30 a.m. on April 12, Innisfail RCMP responded to a report of an attempted ATM theft at Boston Pizza. RCMP said surveillance video shows the suspect truck reversing into the doors, and then a suspect running into the restaurant and fleeing again after discovering the ATM was empty.
At 8:07 a.m., the suspect truck pulled up to the front of a Red Deer convenience store on Golden West Avenue, said RCMP.
The passenger entered the store and attached a tow rope around the ATM. The tow rope snapped, and the suspects fled the scene empty-handed in the truck.
Red Deer RCMP located the abandoned blue Dodge Ram shortly afterward on 71 Street in the area of 66 Avenue. RCMP continue to investigate.
"This series of criminal acts shows the importance of the collaborative police work we do through multi-jurisdictional teams such as the Priority Crimes Task Force," said Red Deer city RCMP Cpl. Karyn Kay. "There are a relatively small number of criminals committing much of the crime across Central Alberta police jurisdictions, and our investigations into these crimes are stronger thanks to our shared intelligence."
If any citizen has information about these crimes, he or she is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342. If citizens wish to remain anonymous, they can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.
