Gouge marks on Bruce Hwy lead cops straight to Tiaro thieves

Two men are on the run after allegedly smashing a car into a service station on the Bruce Highway overnight, hooking up the ATM inside and dragging it down the highway. WATCH THE VIDEO:

Two men are on the run after allegedly smashing a car into a service station at Tiaro on the Bruce Highway in the dead of night, then hooking the ATM inside up to their car and dragging it down the highway to a country road.

Police were on Monday investigating a break and enter at a service station in Tiaro.

Police said it appeared an unknown number of people used a vehicle to smash into the front of the Bruce Highway business shortly after 3am on Monday.

When police got there they saw significant damage had been done to the business and that the ATM was gone from inside the service station.

Two men are on the run after allegedly smashing a car into a service station on the Bruce Highway overnight, hooking up the ATM inside and dragging it down the highway. This is a screenshot from the video taken by police after the two men took off.

They followed gauge marks along the Bruce Highway for several kilometres onto Netherby Road where two men were seen trying to lift the safe into a 4WD.

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Police tried to speak with the pair, but they dropped the safe and took off in the car.

Resident Jo Hildo said on social media her husband was getting ready for work when the heist unfolded.

“They were driving crazy up the road then he heard them screaming,” Mrs Hildo said in a Facebook post.

“They they dragged the ATM down the road.

“It was so noisy.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information that could assist investigations, is urged to contact police.

There was extensive damage caused to the business.

Investigations are ongoing.

Originally published as Gouge marks on Bruce Hwy lead cops straight to Tiaro thieves