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The West Lawn gas station ATM theft attempt

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DevelopingNext check Oct 25: A police update on suspects, arrests, recovery of the ATM or vehicles, and the amount of loss.

Where it stands

The reports conflict on the incident’s outcome: the opening report says five people rammed an SUV into a West Lawn BP, failed to remove the ATM and escaped in another SUV, while the latest report describes a separate Shell Food Mart burglary in which an ATM was stolen. The West Lawn attempt’s investigation or resolution remains unreported.

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  1. Update 1SUV breaches West Lawn gas station, but five people leave without its ATM
  2. Update 2Jeep rammed into Chicago food mart in ATM theft; store’s loss still unknown

The story so far

  1. Update 2Within the hour

    Jeep rammed into Chicago food mart in ATM theft; store’s loss still unknown

    Burglars left the Jeep behind and escaped in another car. The ATM is gone, but the cash amount, repair bill and suspects’ identities remain unestablished.

    What moved

    • Burglars ram a Jeep SUV into Shell Food Mart, take the ATM and escape in another car. The Jeep remains at the scene.
  2. Update 1

    SUV breaches West Lawn gas station, but five people leave without its ATM

    Five people entered a BP station after ramming it with an SUV, police said. They left the ATM—and the damaged vehicle—behind. Why the removal failed remains unexplained.

    Still open after this report

    • No suspect identities or incident-linked arrest update had been verified through October 24. The October 23 custody status does not establish whether arrests occurred later.

History

  1. Opened1 report

  2. Absorbed The Shell Food Mart ATM burglary1 report

    Both charters describe the same October 23 Chicago ATM burglary: a vehicle rammed into a food mart and was left behind while the ATM thieves escaped; the differing store, vehicle, and location details appear to be conflicting accounts, not separate events.

Who's involved

Places

  • ChicagoChicago, IL, USA1 report
  • West LawnWest Lawn, Chicago, IL, United States of America1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

36 sources15 outlets1 wire copy