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Dumb Thieves Sorry They Used a Blowtorch to Open an ATM Machine [VIDEO]

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Nobody ever said you had to be a member of a Mensa club to be a bank robber. And these clowns prove it.

Police in Everett say would-be ATM thieves thwarted their own burglary attempt by setting the cash on fire, according to KCPQ.

Police and firefighters were called Tuesday morning to Coastal Community Bank on 19th Ave SE for the report of a fire. When they arrived, crews found the drive-up ATM had been set on fire.

Aaron Snell with the Everett Police Department said the suspects used a blowtorch to try and access the ATM’s cash box. In the process of doing so, they accidentally set the money on fire.

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