RCMP investigates break, enter and attempted theft in Fairbank

The RCMP in Twillingate is investigating a commercial break, enter and attempted theft of an ATM machine that occurred on March 14, at Dearing’s Automotive in Fairbank.

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. on Friday, RCMP received a report of a break and enter in progress at a business. Video surveillance captured a masked suspect on the property who arrived in a pickup truck.

The suspect used the truck to smash the front entrance of the building and attempted to steal an ATM from inside the business by towing it with the vehicle. The attempt was unsuccessful. The suspect then fled the scene in the vehicle.

A short time later, police received a report of a truck on fire in Summerford, matching the description of the vehicle used in the break and enter. The abandoned truck, a 2010 black GMC Sierra, was extinguished by firefighters and confirmed as being involved in the break and enter.

The investigation is continuing.