Robbers steal a Lippo ATM

Robbers steal a Lippo ATM

DENPASAR, Bali: A group of thieves made away with a Bank Lippo
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) containing Rp 85.5 million in cash
on the northern outskirts of Denpasar in the early hours of
Saturday.

A senior Lippo officer said the financial loss was much higher
as the cost of the machine itself was hundreds of millions of
rupiah.

The robbers reportedly smashed the floor the ATM was attached
to before taking the money machine away.

No security guards were present at the bank's office during
the robbery.

A guard at a nearby office said he saw an Isuzu Panther van
park in front of the bank at about 4:30 a.m. before leaving about
45 minutes later.

Police have linked the robbery to a number of recent
burglaries on the island of Bali. Robbers got away with a safety
box containing Rp 4.6 million and about US$20,000 in cash
belonging to PT Sanuka Wisata on March 26, days after another ATM
was stolen. (zen/edt)