ATM repairman robbed of $76,000 in cash, say Phila. police

Police think the car might have been left unlocked.

Police say it appears two suspects got into the car before running away with the loot. They know this, the station reported, because the entire theft was caught on tape.

Tuesday night detectives responded to a report of tens of thousands of dollars stolen from a car that belonged to a 27-year-old man called to a shop to repair the ATM machine inside.

Chief Inspector Scott Small said, "He states that he had a bag with a very large quantity of cash inside his vehicle. When he was done servicing this particular ATM machine he went back out to his vehicle and found that the large amount of cash in a bag was gone."

According to sources, the victim told police almost $100,000 were inside a duffle bag the victim left in the front seat. Authorities later said $76,000 was inside the bag.

Small explained, "We're very fortunate to have surveillance cameras that did record the two suspects at this time that we believe were not only inside of the store prior to taking the cash but they were also observed taking the bag of money from the car."

Police say the suspects may want to get in touch with them, before word gets around on the street that they have a bag of $76,000 cash.