Bank victim of smash and grab using an excavator

    Monday, 15 May 2023 16:12

    By Tonya Organ

    RCMP are looking into a daring break in where a stolen excavator was used to steal an ATM.

    RCMP are looking into a daring break in where a stolen excavator was used to steal an ATM. Police say the Community Credit Union in Witless Bay was broken into sometime early yesterday morning. An excavator and a pickup truck, both stolen from a nearby business, were used to commit the crime. This morning, the pickup truck was located burned out in a gravel pit. 

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