Stolen vehicle used in attempted ATM theft at Mentor gas station

Stolen vehicle used in attempted ATM theft at Mentor gas station

MENTOR, Ohio (WJW) -- A Mentor gas station is damaged after a vehicle intentionally crashed into the building Wednesday morning in an attempt to steal an ATM inside. It happened at the Speedway at Lake Shore Blvd. and Reynolds Rd. 116-unit apartment building evacuated overnight According to a news release from the Mentor Police Department, a Dodge Grand Caravan and a dark colored pickup truck pulled into the parking lot just before 4 a.m. …

Stolen vehicle crashes into Mentor gas station in attempted ATM theft

Four men fled the scene of an attempted ATM theft as Mentor police approached. According to a news release, at 3:53 a.m., May 7, Mentor Police responded to a report of a robbery at the Speedway gas station located at 7340 Lake Shore Blvd. According to witnesses, a Dodge Grand Caravan and a dark-colored pickup […]

Thieves smash van through Speedway station to break ATM free, fail

Broken ATM | roxanabalint via iStockPhotoLike the budget version of Ocean’s 11, four thieves rolled up to a Speedway gas station with a half-baked plan to heist its entire ATM. Spoiler alert: they failed spectacularly. A single customer was browsing an Ohio Speedway’s shelves just before 4 a.m. One employee was at the register. Then the pre-dawn quiet shattered as a minivan smashed into the station’s door. The door held, and the minivan bounced …