Mesa police arrest 3 suspected of stealing ATMs, construction equipment

PHOENIX – A few guys suspected of pulling off a sequence of ATM thefts in the East Valley had been arrested earlier this thirty day period, law enforcement in Mesa claimed.

The Mesa Police Office claimed Thursday they watched 57-calendar year-outdated Mark Bryant, 53-12 months-previous Brian Groce and 41-year-aged Patrick Intintoli free of charge an ATM from a Pinal County credit history union on Might 5 utilizing construction tools two of the males had stolen, also witnessed by authorities.

Law enforcement said in a push launch the burglaries began in November 2021. Development machines have been still left behind at two corporations in Mesa and 1 in Tempe in which ATMs or safes had been taken. The equipment and cash devices were discovered at a variety of areas.

Surveillance movie from 1 of the burglaries revealed a suspect wearing black and white gloves. Police uncovered one particular of the gloves at the scene next to a piece of development devices and employed the DNA gathered to determine Intintoli, they claimed.

Detective started monitoring Intintoli’s actions and on May 5 reported he, Bryant and Groce drove absent from a household in Mesa in two cars and trucks.

Police adopted them and reported the 3 stole a trailer from a parking ton and hooked it to one of their autos. Then they went to a design internet site and stole a tractor.

The trio allegedly created their way to a Pinal County credit score union, where law enforcement stated they hoisted the ATM out of the floor, loaded it onto the trailer and drove again to Mesa. They left the tractor guiding.

Groce and Intintoli had been taken into custody following Groce returned to a Mesa address with a noticed and blades from a property improvement store. Bryant was observed at a house close by and arrested.

Mesa law enforcement reported they are doing the job with other location legislation enforcement to see if much more prices are relevant.

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