Masked men arrested after ‘stealing $300K from an ATM while it was being serviced then leading high speed police chase’

POLICE have arrested several people suspected of a massive ATM heist after a police chase left multiple injured.

Cedar Hill Police Department officers in Texas announced the arrest of three suspects on Friday afternoon, just hours after the theft occurred.

Earlier on Friday, police had responded to a call for help from an ATM service worker who said a pair of masked assailants had robbed him of over $300,000, according to local Fox affiliate KDFW.

The shocking theft occurred at the Bank of America on West Belt Line Road near Highway 67 in Cedar Hill.

The caller said that the thieves ran off in a black SUV after taking the money — and that’s where the police found them.

Officers from the Duncanville Police Department spotted the car in an area neighborhood and attempted to stop it, leading to a high-speed car chase across town.

The suspects were able to escape momentarily and switch cars, stealing a second vehicle from a man trying to enter his car near Highway 67 and Cockrell Hill Road.

Police again picked up the chase, leading to at least two car accidents that disabled the SUV and forced the suspects to exit the car and try to escape from police on foot.

Two suspects who tried to run from police were quickly apprehended.

A third suspect was soon picked trying to hide out in a nearby backyard.

The car chase resulted in a bystander and two of the suspects sustaining injuries that needed treatment at a local hospital.

Cedar Hill police have yet to release the names of the suspects.

But police have said the suspects may be related to another ongoing investigation.

ATM robberies with masked assailants are less common than other types of ATM heists.

Banks have warned consumers to beware of cameras that have been installed at some ATMs by thieves looking to steal PINs and other personal data.

Police have also told people to watch out for a sneaky way to steal money from accounts using the new tap feature on some ATMS.

And a TikToker shared how thieves can copy your card if you try to swipe it in an ATM slot that they have altered.