Man steals ATM by hiding it under cardboard box and wheeling it out of hospital, police say

Man steals ATM by hiding it under box, police say

The man covered the ATM with a cardboard box, cut the wires and wheeled it out on a hand cart, police said.

MILWAUKIE, Ore. - A man walked into a hospital in Oregon and covered an ATM using a cardboard box in order to discreetly wheel it out of the building, police said.

The suspect, described as a white male, was captured on surveillance footage around 7:20 p.m. on Aug. 17 walking into the Providence Milwaukie Hospital, police said. The man covered the ATM with a cardboard box, cut the wires and wheeled it out on a hand cart.

The suspect was pictured in surveillance footage at Providence Milwaukie Hospital, police said. The ATM was reported to have $17,000 in it when the machine was stolen. (Photo credit: Milwaukie Police Department)

The ATM was then loaded into a black or dark-colored Subaru, which appeared to have a sticker in the right-hand corner of the rear window, according to police.

The ATM was reported to have $17,000 in it when the machine was stolen.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect was asked to contact the Milkwaukie Police Department.

This story was reported from Cincinnati.