Thirsty thieves rob sports club ATM, before helping themselves to energy drinks
Police are hunting two thirsty thieves who stole the contents of an ATM from a sports club in Melbourne's south-east, then helped themselves to soft drinks from the bar.
Staff at the Dandenong Soccer 5s sports club say the pair did more than $10,000 worth of damage in just a few minutes, with every second of their rampage captured on CCTV.
Careful to cover their faces, the thieves began their heist by disabling the external cameras.
Unbeknownst to the pair, there were plenty more cameras inside the building, home to several miniature soccer fields.
Equipped only with farming tools, the pair set to work on the club's ATM, although their enthusiasm often outweighed their accuracy.
ATMs are built to withstand just these sorts of attacks and if not to deter thieves, then at least to wear them out.
At one stage a wayward swing from one of the thieves narrowly misses his accomplice and the pair very nearly come to blows.
Eventually the machine yields two cashboxes, and the pair make their escape.
"We were lucky they only came for the ATM, and everything else is still here. But it is a concern that they'll come back again," the club's Jo Dudley told 7 News.
And come back they did, straight afterwards for a soft drink, because the smash and grab was apparently thirsty work.
"I cant believe they came in and took the cans of Red Bull on their way out, thats the funny part, if there is indeed a funny part," Ms Dudley said.
Club staff are furious about the break in.
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"We work very very hard, and to find that the ATM and the premises have been broken into when somebody thinks it's ok to just come in and take what's not theirs, makes me, yeah, pretty mad," Ms Dudley said.
The thieves escaped in a black Commodore wagon driven by a third man.
Police hope someone will recognise them.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or use the online reporting page.
