A Thief's Imagination Knows No Limits

**Paro** · 10-04-2006, 09:01 PM

The craze that's sweeping the nation!

PHOENIX (AP) -- Leave the gun. Bank robbers have found an easier way to make off with other people's money: Around the country, thieves have hot-wired forklifts at construction sites, chugged up to banks and scooped up their ATMs, with all the cash inside.
ATM manufacturers have been working on ways to stop the heists, and sometimes the money involved is so small it hardly seems worth the risk. But that hasn't discouraged thieves this summer in such states as Arizona, Nevada, California and Georgia. They have pulled off or attempted such thefts at least 21 times this year in the Phoenix area alone. It's called the smash-and-dash,' said Rob Evans, director of industry marketing for Dayton, Ohio-based NCR Corp., the world's largest maker of automated teller machines. Evans is the company expert on ATM thefts.

smash-and-dash!! hahaha thats classic!

**Quindiana Jones** · 10-04-2006, 09:02 PM

Now that's just lazy.

**Jowy** · 10-04-2006, 09:21 PM

How in gods name do you not get caught driving a forkilft to an ATM anyway? There has to be at least ONE person watching such an absurd act occur.

**Quindiana Jones** · 10-04-2006, 09:22 PM

There is one person. *sniggers* THE THIEF! *runs off laughing*

**LunarWeaver** · 10-04-2006, 09:24 PM

In my day we just mugged children and senior citizens. What is the world coming to

**~SapphireStar~** · 10-04-2006, 09:26 PM

In my day we just mugged children and senior citizens.

So it was you who mugged my brother!?

**oddler** · 10-04-2006, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Jowy

How in gods name do you not get caught driving a forkilft to an ATM anyway? There has to be at least ONE person watching such an absurd act occur.

I agree. Everyone does understand that most forklifts travel at about 5 to 10 mph, right? How does no one catch this?

**Decessus** · 10-04-2006, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Jowy

How in gods name do you not get caught driving a forkilft to an ATM anyway? There has to be at least ONE person watching such an absurd act occur.

We just act casual.

**Quindiana Jones** · 10-04-2006, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by oddler

Originally Posted by Jowy

How in gods name do you not get caught driving a forkilft to an ATM anyway? There has to be at least ONE person watching such an absurd act occur.

I agree. Everyone does understand that most forklifts travel at about 5 to 10 mph, right? How does no one catch this?

Security Guards at banks are really old so....

**Rainecloud** · 10-04-2006, 11:09 PM

You can't help but admire them for their creativity.

*snigger*

**Giga Guess** · 10-05-2006, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Rainecloud

You can't help but admire them for their creativity.

*snigger*

Agreed.

**Venom** · 10-05-2006, 02:01 AM

I am now inspired to become a criminal.

**Jack** · 10-05-2006, 06:27 AM

Ya see, that would NEVER happen in England. We would never ignore such a absurd thing without complaining about it to everyone.

**Madame Adequate** · 10-05-2006, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Jack

Ya see, that would NEVER happen in England. We would never ignore such a absurd thing without complaining about it to everyone.

We would complain about it to people we know. The cops would actually do bugger all.

Nevermind driving TO the ATM, how the hell can anyone drive AWAY from one in a forklift carrying an ATM?

**NorthernChaosGod** · 10-05-2006, 01:17 PM

Lol, how the hell does that person not get caught?

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