Man charged in stealing ATM with front-end loader

Man charged in stealing ATM with front-end loader

ANCHORAGE, Alaska

An Anchorage, Ala., man has been charged with a snatch-and-grab theft with a twist – the use of heavy equipment to do the grabbing.

Federal prosecutors have charged Adrian Turnbow, 25, with bank larceny in the attempted theft of an ATM with a front-end loader.

The FBI is investigating three other Anchorage ATM thefts with heavy equipment since Dec. 25. Excavators in at least two previous cases were stolen from Turnbow’s former employer.

Turnbow remains jailed. His attorney, federal public defender Darrel Gardner, said Turnbow has not been required to enter a plea. A security guard called Anchorage police recently to report a front-end loader trying to take an ATM from an east-side bank, according to an FBI affidavit.

Responding officers spotted the loader attempting to flee. The loader became stuck in a parking-lot embankment and police detained the driver who was wearing a ski mask and carrying a loaded handgun.

Galloping moose surprises snowboarder on Colo. run

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.

A moose on the loose caught several skiers and snowboarders by surprise as it galloped headlong down a run at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado.

Cheri Luther was snowboarding last week when she saw the moose approaching, and she shot video of the large animal coming within feet of her.

Luther, who kept snowboarding, is heard saying, “Oh, my God, I don’t know where to go” before screaming as the moose runs by her.

Resort officials say no one was hurt, and the encounter is a good reminder that skiers and snowboarders share the mountain with wildlife.

Thief with a sweet tooth admits robbing same store

NEWARK, N.J.

New Jersey prosecutors say a Newark man pleaded guilty recently to robbing the same 7-Eleven store three times in four days.

Each time, Idris Allen grabbed candy from the store and brandished a knife. About 14 hours after the last robbery in December, Allen was captured after he went to the back of the store, took merchandise and left. The shift manager followed him and pointed him out to police.

Authorities say Allen was arrested across the street from a police precinct building.

Associated Press