Thieves break window, steal ATM from Chula Vista convenience store
The theft of the cash machine occurred shortly after 4:05 a.m. at the Chevron gas station on Melrose Avenue and Orange Avenue
Thieves used a pickup to smash a front window and steal an ATM out of a convenience store in Chula Vista early Monday, police said.
The theft happened shortly after 4:05 a.m. at the Chevron gas station on Melrose Avenue and Orange Avenue, said police Lt. Lamar Barrett.
An employee was in the restroom at the time of the theft, which took less than a minute, the lieutenant said. The employee was unharmed.
Based on surveillance video from the store, Barrett said about three or four suspects broke the window and then used a chain to pull the machine from the store’s floor before loading it into the back of a Ford F-250 truck.
The ATM contained about $2,000, he said.
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