Thieves Use Stolen Forklift To Snatch ATM From Bank

ODESSA, Texas (CBS Local) -- The staff of a Texas bank got a big surprise when they showed up at work Wednesday morning -- the bank's ATM was missing and a forklift used to remove it was left in the parking lot.

The automated teller machine had been stolen at about 3:30 a.m. from the AimBank on Tres Hermanas Boulevard in Odessa.

The thief or thieves had used a stolen forklift to pry the ATM from its foundation, CBS affiliate KOSA reported.

"There were no employees present at the time and no injuries are reported," AIM Bank said in a statement. "There was an undisclosed amount of money taken from the ATM and the ATM has been recovered."

Police say the forklift had been stolen from a construction site about a half-mile away from the bank. No arrests have been made in the case.