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Thief breaks into coin machine with track hoe in O'Fallon

Posted February 28, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

O'FALLON, Ill. (AP) - An early-morning thief in southwestern Illinois has taken an 80,000-pound track hoe from a road construction project to break open a coin machine at a car wash.

The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/2mAPoZ8 ) reports the burglary Sunday netted about $50 in coins, yet caused thousands of dollars in damage to the building in O'Fallon.

Easy Street Car Wash owner Bill Spiller says he doesn't have an exact cost of the damage.

The equipment was stolen from David Baxmeyer, president of the Waterloo-based Baxmeyer Construction. He says the machine was locked and that the person responsible for moving it had to have had a key in order to operate the machine.

Police Capt. Jim Cavins says investigators are gathering video footage from local residents and businesses.

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Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com

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