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ATM Theft Rings Sought In PA, MD After Bust Of 'Smash & Grab' Group: Police ATM Theft Rings Sought In PA, MD After Bust Of 'Smash & Grab' Group: Police
ATM Theft Rings Sought In PA, MD After Bust Of 'Smash & Grab' Group: Police Four people are being extradited to Pennsylvania from Maryland for "smash and grab" ATM thefts authorities believe are part of a wider network, according to a release on Friday, Oct. 11.  A police investigation across three states has led to the arrests of the following four suspects all from Baltimore, MD, on charges of Robbery and Risking Catastrophe: Donnell King, 39. Charonda Cook, 27. Barry Diggs, 26. Jaquawon Matthews, 26. The quadruple is suspected of stealing an ATM by driving through the front entrance of the York Fuel Stop at 1129 W. Market Street in West York Borough a…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
ATM Thieves Used Van As Battering Ram To Break Into Maryland Gas Station: Police (VIDEO) ATM Thieves Used Van As Battering Ram To Break Into Maryland Gas Station: Police (VIDEO)
ATM Thieves Used Van As Battering Ram To Break Into Maryland Gas Station: Police (Video) A curiously coordinated smash-and-grab robbery using a 16-passenger van to break into a gas station and steal an ATM is under investigation in Montgomery County, police say. The group of robbers used the van as a battering ram to shatter the storefront of the Shell gas station in the 21000 block of Frederick Road in Germantown this week, before taking off with the ATM. In video released by the Montgomery County Department of Police, the group can be seen backing into the front of the gas station before several suspects got out, dragged the machine out of the store, and tossed it in the back…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Extinguisher Used During Smash-Grab Robbery At Chanel Store In Downtown DC (UPDATED) Fire Extinguisher Used During Smash-Grab Robbery At Chanel Store In Downtown DC (UPDATED)
Fire Extinguisher Used During Smash-Grab Robbery At Chanel Store In Downtown DC (Updated) Some criminals in DC got creative and used a fire extinguisher as a distraction during a smash-and-grab at a high-end clothing store, authorities announced. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the Chanel store in the 900 block of I Street NW on Sunday night to investigate a report of shots fired involving a Special Police Officer. Second District Commander Tatjana Savoy said that a coordinated heist involving at least six people led to a massive theft at the store as two people held the doors open, one sprayed a fire extinguisher wildly, and others ransacked the …

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by Zak Failla