A brazen ATM theft attempt in Tobago has raised fresh concerns across the Caribbean about increasingly bold criminal activity, according to Antigua News Room.
Police in Tobago are investigating an early-morning incident in Plymouth on Wednesday in which thieves allegedly stole a backhoe and used it in an attempt to tear an ATM from a commercial building.
As reported by Antigua News Room, two masked men confronted estate constables at the YMCA and Beach Sports Facility in Courland, demanding the keys to a Caterpillar backhoe and a Mazda truck. The suspects then drove both vehicles to Supreme Plaza on Shelbourne Street, where a First Citizens Bank ATM was located.
Investigators said the men used the backhoe to smash into the building and attempted to remove the ATM's vault. Surveillance footage reportedly captured the entire operation, which lasted only a few minutes but caused extensive damage to the structure.
The incident is the latest in a series of high-profile robberies across the region, including several recent cases in Antigua and Barbuda.
