Robbers Use Bear Spray to Rob Bitcoin ATM at Convenience Store
Cryptovest
Published Apr 21, 2018 04:28AM ET
Robbers Use Bear Spray to Rob Bitcoin ATM at Convenience Store
Police in Dallas-Fort Worth released footage of two individuals who robbed a convenience store in Irving, a city inside Dallas, Texas. Much like a conventional robbery, the thieves quickly walked into the store, made the clerk unable to act against them, stole what they needed to steal and left.
Two things set this particular instance apart from most other robberies: They used bear spray to disable the clerk and they were robbing a Bitcoin ATM. For those who aren’t acquainted with bear spray, it has a significantly higher amount of capsaicin than what one would typically use to stop a human person. The clerk had to be taken to a hospital for treatment.
The robbery itself occured on March 22 at 10 PM at a gas station convenience store off the highway. One man enters the establishment and quickly sprays the clerk then the second man comes in, handing a crowbar to the first. Within about half a minute, the robber with the crowbar manages to break open the ATM while the clerk stands and wipes his eyes. Both men leave the gas station with two cash boxes in tow, speeding away in a gray van that presumably had a getaway driver.
While robberies like these are still rare around the world, awareness about cryptocurrencies and their profitability could encourage more criminals to try their luck.
Taiwan just recently had its first-ever Bitcoin-related burglary when three individuals tricked their victim to meet them in a secluded area of Taichung. They pretended to be interested in buying from him, then assaulted him and stole his phone with the digital wallet.
Anyone with information leading to the arrest of the two individuals who robbed the Irving convenience store can call the police department at 972-273-1010 or send an email to This article appeared first on Cryptovest
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