Security Guard Thwarts Thieves Attempting To Steal Laundromat ATM

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - A heavy chain attached to an ATM was stretched across a laundromat parking lot after an attempted burglary.

The ATM was dragged out with the chain from Oasis Laundry on Hurley Way and Howe Avenue early Monday morning.

Fortunately, a security guard heard the thieves -- at which point they abandoned the ATM in the parking lot and ran off empty-handed.

Police have received several calls about the suspect vehicle crashing through gates. It was later found abandoned nearby.

The owner says Oasis Laundry does not have any security cameras, but now will add more security. This was the second robbery at the laundromat within a week.

Investigators were able to collect some fingerprints.