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ATM dragged through Fort Worth storefront in failed Christmas Eve robbery

Suspects used a stolen SUV to drag an ATM through a store but abandoned it after detachment; police investigate possible links to recent similar thefts.

  • Fort Worth police say two men attempted to steal an ATM on Christmas Eve by dragging it from the 2600 block of S. Cherry St. with a metal cable and SUV.
  • Investigators say the SUV used in the attempt had been stolen from a Dallas apartment complex about an hour earlier, and police found it less than a mile from the store using license plate readers and surveillance technology.
  • Suspects pulled the ATM through the store's front glass doors, but it detached while fleeing; officers later found the ATM abandoned on the Interstate 30 service road between S. Cherry Lane and Las Vegas Trail.
  • Police ask the public to help and call Detective Geovanny Ramirez at 817-246-7070, ext. or Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS; Fort Worth investigators coordinate with neighboring police departments on related thefts.
  • Both suspects are described as men wearing black hooded sweatshirts, black pants, face masks and orange gloves, and detectives believe they abandoned the SUV and fled on foot or were picked up by another vehicle.
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ATM dragged through Fort Worth storefront in failed Christmas Eve robbery

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men who tried to steal an ATM on Christmas Eve by dragging it from a store with a metal cable.

Two men attempted to steal an ATM from a convenience store in Texas in an original way - which ultimately turned out to be a complete failure. According to reports, the two men arrived at the store parking lot in an SUV, wearing dark clothing and with their faces covered. One of them broke the store door with a metal object and attached the ATM to the vehicle with a rope, knocking over shelves full of products along the way. Local police release…

A robbery like in the movies in a store in the US state of Texas. A group of thieves wanted to steal an ATM with a car.

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WAGA broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
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