Court House ATM Heists
Over the course of a month and a half three suspects caused over $200,000 in damages and stole over $60,000 in cash from stolen ATM’s. They used the same routine with lookout vehicles and stolen trucks to crash into three different Harris County courthouses to steal the ATM’s inside. A tipster called the tip line to provide the full name of all three suspects after they saw information about the case on patch.com. Crime Stoppers 16 provided the information to investigators that were very familiar with the suspects from prior cases. Based on this information investigators began surveillance and saw all three suspects driving personal vehicles with other unidentified suspects in the stolen trucks used in the burglaries. On May 22, 2018, four suspects drove a stolen truck into a downtown tax office while three other vehicles assisted by being lookout/ chase vehicles. A marked unit responded to the burglary and gave chase to the stolen truck. During the chase officers observed an ATM in the bed of the truck. At the end of the chase one of the named suspects was arrested with five other suspects. During the arrest a four-month-old infant and two-year old toddler were found in the backseat. As a result of the tip provided all three suspects were identified and charged.
Posted by on 22 Jun 2018