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Last updated on Wednesday, July 25, 2018
(MARTINSVILLE) - A 67-year old man’s trip to get a breakfast sandwich in Martinsville Sunday morning ended in an attempted ATM robbery.
Haley Bull, of FOX59 News, reports not even an extra dose of caution could stop the brazen act in broad daylight.
The man said around 9:30 a.m., he stopped at the ATM at BMO Harris Bank on the corner of Sycamore and Washington streets and heard a hissing sound, but at first didn't think much of it.
As he pulled away there was a kid next to him spraying him with pepper spray. His only thought was to get away. But it turns out, his tire had been punctured with a knife.
Despite the burn and pain from the spray, he drove himself to the police department a couple blocks away with the suspect running beside his car. The victim got to the police station and knocked on the back door until an officer came outside.
Police started investigating.
Police are looking for a white man in his 20's, medium build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
While his attacker did not get away with any money, the man says the damage to his tire and to his car in the rush of getting away will cost him more than $800.
If you have information about this crime, call Martinsville police.
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