SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police say an observant delivery driver helped to stop an ATM burglary in action early Tuesday morning.
They say the witness, who was delivering gasoline to a nearby gas station, noticed two men who appeared to be breaking into the Wells Fargo cash machine in the 2300 block of NW Military.
He called 911 around 4:30 a.m., telling dispatchers that one of the men appeared to have a crowbar in his hand while the other was wrapping a chain around the ATM.
Police quickly responded to the scene but found the burglars already were gone.
They searched the area for their vehicle, described as either a Ford or Chevrolet pickup that was white in color, but they did not find it right away.
However, officers on the West side of town tracked down the truck about an hour later on Marbach Road near Loop 410.
They said there was no one inside when they found it.
The ATM was left with substantial damage to its housing, but police say the burglars did not get into the portion of the machine that holds the cash.