Police hunt crypto ATM thieves in Melbourne shopping centre ram raid
Police are on the hunt for a pair of thieves who escaped with a cryptocurrency ATM after a ram raid at a shopping centre in Melbourne’s northern suburbs this morning.
Police allege a stolen Toyota Ute rammed the front doors of Merrifield City shopping centre in Mickleham just after 4am, before reversing into two ATM machines inside.
The offenders allegedly stole a Coinflip Bitcoin ATM and damaged another conventional ATM, before they dumped the damaged ute at the shopping centre.
They then fled the scene in a dark-coloured sedan with the Coinflip ATM.
Police will allege the thieves then dumped the ATM in a Coolaroo car park, before setting it alight.
Coinflip ATMS allow users to buy and sell crypto using cash.
The offenders remain on…
