PAWLEY'S ISLAND, SC (WCSC) – The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office have released a video of a forklift stealing an ATM.
According to the sheriff's office, last Monday, deputies responded to the BB&T Bank located at 11403 Ocean Highway in Pawley's Island around 4:30 a.m. in reference an ATM alarm. While en route, the alarm company advised deputies that the suspect used a forklift to lift and steal the ATM.
In the video you can see the forklift pick up and take the ATM away.
The suspect was driving what appeared to be a white Dodge king cab pick-up truck and used a fork lift stolen from a construction site next door to lift and load the ATM. The suspect fled the area in an unknown direction of travel, according to a police report. The ATM contained an undisclosed amount of cash.
The incident is under investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office at (843) 546-5102. Anonymous tips can also be sent by using Text-A-Tip. Text the word "GCSOTIP" to 274637.
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