PALMDALE, Calif. — A powerful explosion rocked an ATM in California, but the blast failed to yield any money for the would-be thieves.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau shared photos of the damaged machine, which belongs to Bank of America. In the tweet accompanying the photos, LASD said that while an explosive was detonated on the ATM, no cash was accessed.
#LASD SEB Tactical Bomb Techs responded to West Ave N in Palmdale. An explosive device was activated on an ATM. No currency was accessed. Investigation ongoing. Neighborhood safe. pic.twitter.com/rcfPvXhYfX
— SEB (@SEBLASD) October 16, 2022
The blast was set off at around 4:05 a.m. Sunday, and the explosion was loud enough that it could be heard from a mile away, a resident told KTLA. The force of the blast also knocked the windows out of several shops in the area.
A lieutenant with the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station told the Los Angeles Times that there were no injuries reported, and there are no known suspects.
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