Thieves arrested after using cars to drag ATMs from Oakland banks, police say
OAKLAND — Three men were arrested Sunday after a pair of ATM heists along an East Oakland corridor that’s gained notoriety for business closings blamed on rampant break-ins and robberies.
Authorities took the men into custody after they allegedly used vehicles to drag the ATMs out of a bank and a credit union before dawn Sunday on Hegenberger Road. The machines ended up at a homeless encampment roughly three miles away.
The first ATM was seen being pulled by a vehicle at about 6:40 a.m. from Providence Credit Union, 8801 Edgewater Drive off Hegenberger, according to Oakland police. The second was seen being dragged a short time later from a Bank of America building less than a mile away, at 333 Hegenberger.
Both banks are located in a commercial area between the Oakland International Airport and Interstate 880 that’s been plagued by businesses leaving due to crime. Most recently, In-N-Out cited car break-ins and armed robberies as reasons the company plans to close its only Oakland location in March.
Authorities said the ATMs were tracked to a homeless encampment the 4000 block of Alameda Avenue near High Street.
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