CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. — West Virginia state police said a potential bank robber took a less-than-subtle approach Friday morning when he used a backhoe to rip out a drive-thru ATM.
Troopers responded to a burglar alarm at the Huntington Bank on Cheat Road just after 6:30 a.m. and found the ATM ripped out of the bank and the backhoe nearby.
Troopers believe the suspect went to an adjacent parking lot where the owner stores heavy machinery and found the backhoe with the keys inside. The suspect drove the backhoe over to the bank and used the boom to rip the ATM from the bank’s wall.
All of the suspect’s efforts were for naught. No money was taken from the ATM.
State police are still searching for the suspect.
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DWL
Suspect(s) - unemployed union laborers who voted for the m0r0n and now are unable to find work due to the failed economic plan of the liberals. That narrows it down to several million freeloaders.
June 15, 2014 at 1:14 pm | Report comment
Uncle Unctuous
I admire your tireless dedication to tiresomeness.
June 15, 2014 at 8:28 pm | Report comment
Pickle Barrel
Looks like the perp "cased" the place.
June 14, 2014 at 7:53 pm | Report comment
Mr.P
The guy that robbed the United Bank in Star City more than once,does have talent he also knows how to operate a backhoe too,lol.
June 14, 2014 at 12:36 pm | Report comment
Gary Karstoned
Mean ole' backhoe! Obama and Natalie Tennant have a plan to prevent these kind of things. Clutchless semi auto backhoes and bulldozers for the masses and what do we get? Yeesh!!!! I have to go change my Depends. I just saw a front end loader and it scared my brains out.
June 14, 2014 at 1:05 am | Report comment
william
Damn backhoe always are causing problems.
I've never seen a hoe not cause problems, JUST ASK MY WIFE!
June 13, 2014 at 6:48 pm | Report comment
Boom?
The article says he used the boom to rip open the ATM. He should have used the bucket.
June 13, 2014 at 6:47 pm | Report comment
thornton
Perhaps the backhoe operator was a victim of the flawed and failed Obama Stimulus boondoggle....he simply was wanting to showcase his skills.
June 13, 2014 at 5:44 pm | Report comment
Voter
Not all banks were involved in th e 2008 housing bubble. It was mostly due to government loan programs (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac) giving loans to folks that simply could not afford to payback and then sold to investors such as the larger banks. Thanks to all of the regulations now, just try to get a home equity loan now.
June 13, 2014 at 4:27 pm | Report comment
don't blame
People please....backhoes don't steal....people steal. Leave the backhoe out of this.
June 13, 2014 at 1:53 pm | Report comment
ViennaGuy
While I don't condone bank robbery, I do have to give the would-be thieves props for original thinking.
June 13, 2014 at 12:58 pm | Report comment
Good Job
Anyone that rips off a bank I salute them. Theses banks screwed everyone over in 2008. Anyone arrest the retard you left the keys in the backhoe.
June 13, 2014 at 12:52 pm | Report comment
Face Palm
Yes, because so many children are slaughtered at school by madmen with backhoes, and so many others are killed and maimed when they play with their parents' backhoes that haven't been properly secured.
June 13, 2014 at 12:41 pm | Report comment
Matt
Well I, for one, have never liked backhoes. ...and then you give 'em guns!?!?
June 13, 2014 at 12:35 pm | Report comment
2XLPatriot
Too many backhoes in the hands of too many citizens. These things are dangerous and should not be so easily accessed by the average person. Ban all backhoes. Only contractors should own backhoes.
See? It sounds just as stupid when people start the same crap about guns.
June 13, 2014 at 12:23 pm | Report comment
Satchmo
Just put up a "Back-ho Free Zone" sign. Problem solved.
June 13, 2014 at 2:41 pm | Report comment
Jeremy
Good one, +1
June 13, 2014 at 2:34 pm | Report comment