ATM Thieves Flipped Their Truck Trying To Escape (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Comedy of Errors

HOUSTON, TX – Police are on the search for a bunch of crooks who smashed into a Houston store early Monday to steal an ATM machine. They didn’t get away with anything though. The bad guys flipped their vehicle nearby, dropping the ATM in a neighbor’s yard. [contextly_sidebar id=”cac3775afca9ac71e3dbe20f4ba5f1e7″]

The bad guys only took three minutes to get in and out, smashing the Shell station with their vehicle while an employee was inside. The thieves crashed into the building twice and then dragged the ATM out of the store to their pickup truck.

“I’m completely shocked,” said clerk Banoar Neik. “At that time I couldn’t think what to do – it’s so fast.”

A Houston Police Department sergeant saw the suspects as they escaped, instigating the chase that led to the ATM being dumped when the truck rolled. All four suspects escaped on foot and a manhunt is underway.

Estimated damages to the store are about $30,000.


Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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