Right Tools For Job? Video Captures Attempted ATM Robbery

CLOVER, SC -- The York County Sheriff's Department is searching for a would-be thief who used a stolen backhoe in an attempt to break into a bank ATM. According to local police reports, the thief obtained the backhoe from a nearby construction site in the early morning hours of Jan. 4, and then drove it across a highway in the Clover Lake Wylie, SC, area.

Law enforcement officials noted that the attempted theft was similar to another incident in Bessemer City, NC, a few days prior. Heavy construction equipment has also been used in ATM robberies in Great Britain over the past year.

Those with information regarding the crime are urged to contact Crime Stopper of York County at (877) 409-4321 or visit yorkcrimestoppers.com.

Surveillance video captured the attempted robbery: