PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Md. (WKRC) – A group of thieves allegedly used “jaws of life,” a tool typically used for prying open vehicles after a car crash, to break into ATMs in a string of robberies that earned them over $200K over a month.
According to a press release from the Prince George’s County Police Department, three men were arrested in connection to a string of 7-Eleven robberies across Maryland in which the thieves would enter the store with black masks and threaten everyone inside with guns, then would break into the store’s ATM with the “jaws of life,” a tool designed for saving lives.
The “jaws of life” is a tool that uses hydraulics to forcefully open two metal prongs. Although it was designed to save lives during car crashes, the thieves used it to break into ATMs and stole their contents.
The thieves reportedly stole over $200,000 across six robberies. According to local outlet WRC, police got a break in the case when security cameras at one of the affected gas stations caught the suspects fleeing in a vehicle, which police were able to track down…