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\"Police<\/a>The FBI and local police in Texas and Arkansas are reviewing a new surveillance video that shows a pair of thieves using a forklift to rip an Automated Teller Machine from a bank’s drive-through lanes.<\/p>\n

The Oct. 31 theft at the Prosperity Bank, in Palestine, Texas, is only the latest in a series of “Smash and Dash” forklift crimes across the two states. But it’s one of the first times investigators have been able to actually watch as the crime takes place.<\/p>\n

Watch the Video Here<\/em>:\u00a0Forklift Used to Steal ATM at Texas Bank<\/a><\/p>\n

A Violent Collision<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this video from KSLA-TV in Shreveport, Lousiana, one of the thieves is seen driving a stolen yellow Hyundai oversized forklift at a high rate of speed directly at the ATM machine. The resulting collision is so powerful that it literally rips the ATM from its moorings.<\/p>\n

The thieves then used the forklift to pick up the dislodged ATM before driving away with it, according to local news reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pair reportedly have been targeting ATMs\u00a0from Dallas to Arkansas, in some instances hooking up chains to the ATMs before pulling them loose with heavy equipment.<\/p>\n

Despite the video camera’s surveillance, the suspects were able to hide their identities from the camera — leading investigators to theorize they may be career criminals.<\/p>\n

‘Smash and \u00a0Dash’ Forklift Crimes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Texas crime spree is just the latest in a type of crime that is growing in popularity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In White House, Tennessee, detectives last year investigated two separate incidents involving stolen forklifts and burglarized ATMs.<\/p>\n

The most recent attempted theft occurred October 29 at the Farmer’s Bank’s branch in the town, which is located about 22 miles north of Nashville. About 4:15 a.m., automated alarms caused police to rush to the bank, where they found the bank’s outside ATM lying on its side on the ground with a forklift still running nearby.<\/p>\n

The suspects got away.<\/p>\n

Smash and Dash<\/a> crimes are especially popular in areas where there is a boom in housing — meaning a lot of construction sites containing unattended forklifts and drive-through banks with outdoor ATMs.<\/p>\n

At the height of the 2006 housing boom in Phoenix, Arizona, for example, there were 21 attempted thefts of ATMs using forklifts. And it’s not just a US and UK phenomenon. Smash and Dash crimes also have been reported in Canada, New Zealand, Estonia, Scotland and Indonesia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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