Squamish-based ATM company contended with a Christmas grinch (or grinches) who stole one of their ATMs from a Whistler coffee shop about 10 days ago.
It ended up smashed and dumped at Cat Lake Recreation Site, near the upper parking lot at the entrance to the lake.
David Mason, owner of the local company, said that the thieves didn't get much, as not a lot of funds were in the machine—less than $1,000.
"They even broke into little power supply boxes. It's like they were thinking there was money hidden in any nook and cranny. They tore every part of it apart, which just shows the lack of skill that they had in the way that they were thinking was not logical," he said.
The machine itself is worth about $4,000 to replace, said Mason, who has lived in the Sea to Sky Corridor for about 20 years.
The company has machines in about 150 locations.
Mason said it is very rare for the ATMs to be taken; he said about five years ago, one was broken into in Whistler, but no money was accessed.
Mason said had they gotten in that time, the thieves would have gotten $5 for their efforts.
He said the RCMP are on the case and have been taking fingerprints from the broken ATM.
Staff Sgt. Kris Clark, senior media relations officer with the provincial RCMP E Division, told The 小蓝视频 that parts of the ATM were recovered at Cat Lake yesterday, however the actual ATM may have been recovered over a week ago.
The 小蓝视频 has reached out to the Squamish detachment for more information.
