Three arrested as cops foil attempted ATM theft at Saskatoon mall

A plan to steal from an ATM from a mall in Saskatoon was thwarted by police on Monday, leading to three arrests.

According to police, witnesses called in a tip after seeing two people using tools to get to an ATM inside a mall on Confederation Drive at around 4:30 a.m. Police didn’t name the mall, but the address given corresponds to Confederation Mall.

Police said the arriving officers spotted two men leaving the building, who matched the descriptions of the suspects. One of the men hopped into a waiting truck where he was quickly arrested, along with a woman who was driving. The other man was arrested on foot nearby.

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“Inside the mall, officers located crowbars and a gas powered saw,” the Saskatoon Police Service explained in a statement.

“They also discovered that while the ATM had been damaged, the suspects had failed to access its contents.”

The men and the woman are all facing charges including breaking and entering and wearing a disguise.