Heavy equipment used to rip 2 ATMs out of Wallingford credit union branch

Two ATMs were ripped out of a credit union branch in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood overnight, damaging the building extensively.

The crime happened at around 3 a.m. Monday. Police said three or four burglars used a forklift to smash into a Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) on Stone Way North and 44th, several blocks away from the Wallingford Playfield.

The ATMs were ripped out and one was loaded into an SUV. While the suspects tried to load the second ATM, they hit a parked car.

"The suspects, they were trying to load an ATM into a vehicle. They dropped an ATM as officers were arriving, and they took off in different directions in three different vehicles –- SUVs," said Seattle Police Department spokesperson Brian Pritchard.

Seattle police used a squad car and manpower to drag the abandoned ATM back to the bank.