ATM chained, pulled out door of Kansas convenience store

cervs ws — Cerv’s employees begin the cleanup in the east side entryway where an ATM was dragged through the door early Tuesday morning.

HAYS – Law enforcement authorities in Ellis County are investigating the theft of an ATM in Hays.

Just after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday. the Hays Police Department received a call that Cerv’s convenience store at 2722 Hall Street had been broken into and the ATM was stolen. A window was broken out on the east entrance by a subject wearing a dark colored jumpsuit with a hood and face mask. The subject placed a metal chain around the ATM machine and signaled to a vehicle outside.

cervs floor bolt — The damaged tile floor with one partial bolt remaining

The ATM was pulled over using the vehicle and chain, breaking it free from the bolts in the floor. The subject in the dark jumpsuit, drug the ATM outside through the broken window. The ATM was removed in approximately 2-3 minutes.

The burglary took place around 1:30 a.m. on the 22nd.

If anyone saw anything suspicious, or has information about this burglary, please contact Investigator Jeff Ridgway at the Hays Police Department at (785) 625-1030.