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Suspect Charged In Connection With Explosive San Diego ATM Robbery

SAN DIEGO, CA -- The FBI arrested a man accused of blowing up an ATM located in a San Diego gas station. According to local press reports, Scott Michael Petri faces charges related to use of an explosive device in connection with a robbery in the early morning hours of Aug. 13. As detailed in court documents, Petri and an unknown accomplice used a cordless drill to bore two holes in the ATM housing, then poured gasoline into the opening before igniting it. The subsequent explosion provided access to the ...

October 29, 2017

SAN DIEGO, CA -- The FBI arrested a man accused of blowing up an ATM located in a San Diego gas station. According to local press reports, Scott Michael Petri faces charges related to use of an explosive device in connection with a robbery in the early morning hours of Aug. 13.

As detailed in court documents, Petri and an unknown accomplice used a cordless drill to bore two holes in the ATM housing, then poured gasoline into the opening before igniting it. The subsequent explosion provided access to the unit's safe and approximately $7,000.

Petri and his accomplice are also suspected of a similar ATM robbery on July 4 at a credit union.

As law enforcement and ATM experts have noted, the use of explosive devices to rob ATMs is a relatively new tactic in the U.S. Although widely used in some parts of Europe and the developing world, explosive devices are rarely used to commit domestic ATM robberies