{"id":100632,"date":"2025-12-25T16:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T16:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/100632\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T16:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T16:14:14","slug":"thieves-drag-atm-through-texas-convenience-store-in-christmas-eve-theft-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/100632\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves drag ATM through Texas convenience store in Christmas Eve theft attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thieves attempted to steal an ATM on Christmas Eve by dragging it through the front of a Texas<\/a> convenience store with a stolen SUV and a metal cable, but the machine broke free as they fled, police said.<\/p>\n

The White Settlement Police Department posted footage of two suspects towing an ATM through the front glass doors of a 7-Eleven in Fort Worth before driving away.<\/p>\n

The failed heist happened just before 4 a.m. Wednesday and may be connected to a string of similar convenience store crimes reported across North Texas in recent weeks, police said.<\/p>\n

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Investigators are asking<\/a> for the public\u2019s help identifying the suspects as they attempt to determine whether the incident is part of a broader crime pattern.<\/p>\n

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White Settlement police said in a statement that two men traveled to the store parking lot in the\u00a0stolen SUV wearing dark-colored clothing with their faces\u00a0covered.<\/p>\n

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One of the men smashed the front door with a metal object and attached a cable to the ATM that was already hooked to the vehicle, investigators said.<\/p>\n

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Officers found extensive damage to the storefront<\/a>, with debris, shelving and merchandise scattered throughout the store and into the parking lot.<\/p>\n

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Police said it took two attempts for the thieves to get the ATM out of the store.<\/p>\n

The ATM was dislodged from the vehicle as the suspects fled and was later recovered by police.<\/p>\n

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The black SUV<\/a> had been stolen in Dallas, investigators added.<\/p>\n

Police used license plate readers and city cameras<\/a> throughout the city to try and locate it about a half-mile from the store.<\/p>\n

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