Photo courtesy of Debmart - A pair of suspects can be seen in this still taken from the Debmart security camera.

By Alex McCuaig

ATM thefts

Bandits strike at businesses along Hwy. 9 in crime spree

Nov 24, 2019 | 2:43 PM

Medicine Hat, AB – A rash of smash and grab ATM thefts along Highway 9 have RCMP on the lookout for a pair of suspects currently.

The latest incident occurred this morning at the Canada Grey Motor Inn in Hanna just after 5 a.m., staff told CHAT News, with a truck used to smash in the front doors prior to a tow rope being wrapped around an ATM.

The ATM was dragged about three blocks before being loaded into the back of a vehicle with a staff member telling CHAT that a gun was pulled on a man who tried to stop the two suspects.

Another similar incident occurred at the Bay Car and Truck Wash in Youngstown around 2:30 a.m. this morning. Staff at the nearby Gas Plus say the truck used in that incident was positioned in front of its store shortly before 3 a.m.

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A third incident occurred Saturday morning at Debmart in Oyen when suspects smashed through the front doors of the store and stole the ATM as well as lottery tickets and cigarettes.

RCMP are looking for two suspects now believed to be a man and a woman though it is still unconfirmed if all three incidents are linked.

Photo courtesy of Hanna RCMP – A picture of a pickup truck involved in a police pursuit near Hanna on Sunday. It’s as of yet unconfirmed this vehicle is involved in a rash of ATM thefts along Highway 9 this weekend.

It is still unconfirmed if a vehicle pursuit north of Hanna today is connected.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Hanna RCMP detachment at (403) 854-3391