Thieves are using excavators to rob banks in Newfoundland
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6612270
First such was in mid/late 1980s in Prince Edward Island. Thieves attached chains to each corner of the PEI wood building and pickup trucks to pull the wall out 😃
Stealing ATMs started after that. A good thief will wait too just after the company refills the ATM. While stereotype bank robbery yields ~$1000 getting a greshly filled ATM gets you about $200,000. (bank may no llnger fill them to brink these days)
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While ATMs were seen a great ways for banks to save on staff, they also stranded capital. When the cash in in the ATM, it can't be used by the trading side of the bank to buy stocks/trade in currencies, it is "frozen". This is why the move to POS sales and reduction in delendance on cash was a boon to banks as they get to play with the money that would have otherwise been stranded in ATMs.
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