ATM theft spree suspects father and son

BY STAN MADDUX

level 6 felony attempted theft.

According to court documents, sheriff’s deputies about 12:30 a.m. on July 8 responded to a burglary alarm at Family Express at 4093 E. U.S. 20 in Rolling Prairie.

The investigation reveals one of the men allegedly shattered the front window with a metal bar or pipe.

A tow strap fastened to the back of a pick-up truck was wrapped around the ATM inside the store, police said.

One of the men in the truck accelerated but the strap gaining tension broke. Police said the ATM was damaged but not removed from the store.

Court documents revealed the suspects were identified from store surveillance, which captured the license plate number of the vehicle registered to an address in Hebron where both men reside in separate apartments.

Police said the physical descriptions of the men also match the images of the suspects caught on the video.

According to Indiana State Police, the men allegedly stole a motorcycle at the Harley Davidson Shop on U.S. 421 outside Michigan City a day before they were arrested on July 20. Police said the men are also suspected in ATM thefts or attempted thefts in other Indiana counties such as Porter, Starke, Pulaski, Newton and Cass.