A delicatessen within the Canadian city of Kelowna, British Colombia has been severely broken after two bumbling crooks tried to steal a Bitcoin ATM put in in a retailer adjoining to it.

At roughly 3am on October 7, the 2 suspects unsuccessfully tried to steal the Bitcoin ATM situated on the again wall of the neighbouring retailer. Whereas making an attempt to flee empty-handed they backed their white GMC Sierra pick-up truck into L&D Meats and Deli and smashed its entrance wall.

The prospect they’ll be caught appears fairly excessive, as native police famous that the thieves managed to depart their tailgate behind. Solana Paré, a spokesperson for Kelowna police stated:

“A preliminary evaluation carried out by workers on-site, means that regardless of the 1000’s of {dollars} in harm induced, nothing seems to be taken from contained in the enterprise because the suspects had been unsuccessful in taking the Bitcoin ATM.”

Given how inept the tried theft was, it’s important to marvel if the criminals had been hoping to steal the “Bitcoins’ contained in the machine, or in the event that they had been after money.

The deli’s proprietor Don Favell lamented the timing of the incident, noting that Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching and his clients expect to obtain pre-ordered meat earlier than the vacation.

Favell stated the damages will likely be coated by his insurance coverage and that he’s now targeted on attempting to get his enterprise up and working once more. He instructed native media: “That’s all we are able to do, take care of all people.”

“They are going to get their turkeys,” he vowed.

Bitcoin ATM theft doesn’t seem to draw essentially the most subtle of criminals. In November 201, two thieves broke right into a grocery retailer in British Colombia to crack open a Bitcoin ATM put in inside. They stole $4,000 however by accident left $50,000 behi.