The Atlanta Police Department is looking for a suspect accused of stealing $7,900 in cash from a slot machine at a gas station in early April.
In the footage, the suspect can be seen tampering with the front panel of a type of gambling machine.
While another man sits at a nearby machine and plays the game normally, the suspect reaches his hand inside his machine and rummages around for cash.
“Video footage shows the male break into the machine,” Crime Stoppers said in the statement, adding, “he was then able to retrieve the money from the dispense system totaling $7,900.00.”
Police said the suspect and another man then both left the scene. A store clerk reported the incident to police.
Authorities described the suspect as skinny with a low haircut. He was wearing a gray dress shirt and gray pants.
Crime Stoppers is calling on the public for information that might help identify the suspect. A cash reward is also being offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the man suspected of robbing the gambling machine.
Man Tries to Steal ATM With Stolen Excavator
In related news, a man in Wyoming was caught on camera trying to steal an ATM from a gas station by using a stolen excavator.The video footage was taken on Aug. 4 at the Sinclair at 600 Vandehei Avenue in Cheyenne, the Cheyenne Police Department said.
Police officers said that the man stole a truck, a trailer, and an excavator in his scheme to steal an ATM.
However, the video footage shows that the man was ultimately unable to steal the machine. The footage also clearly shows the man’s face and a black-and-white dog that’s accompanying him.
Officers said that they received a call around 2 a.m. on Aug. 4 about a burglar alarm.
CCTV Shows Thief Breaking Into Ambulance While Paramedics Treat Patient
Another suspect was accused of breaking into an ambulance in the British city of Birmingham last October while crews treated someone at a nearby property.The suspect allegedly stole the crew’s belongings.
Officials at the West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) released security camera footage of the Oct. 28 break-in.
The footage shows an unidentified man wearing a hoodie approach the ambulance to investigate. The thief leaves, but comes back moments later and breaks a side window in the ambulance. He then leans inside and steals a number of items.
He called the theft “despicable” and said it affected the ability of the ambulance crew to respond to an emergency and thus put citizens at risk.
“I cannot begin to understand why someone would do this to an emergency blue lighted vehicle which has the sole responsibility of helping people,” Hudson said.
“This despicable crime has meant an ambulance is off the road and unable to respond to 999 calls whilst it’s being repaired; money which would’ve been better spent elsewhere in the service to help respond to patients.”