Thieves attempted to steal ATM from Diamond Bank in Mineral Springs

An attempted early Friday morning robbery at Diamond Bank in Mineral Springs is under investigation by local and federal authorities. Howard County Sheriff Bryan McJunkins said the bank alarm was received around 2:30 Friday morning. Howard County Sheriff’s deputies and officers from the Nashville Police Department responded and were on scene within a matter of minutes. Upon arrival at the bank building, which also houses the Mineral Springs Police Department, officers discovered a three quarter ton Ford diesel truck with a chain attached to it and the ATM unit at the bank. Sheriff McJunkins said the ATM was destroyed in the incident, but it appears the would be robbers were not able to get any money from the unit. The machine is valued at 20 to 35 thousand dollars.
During their investigation, authorities ran the truck’s license plate and learned the vehicle had been stolen Thursday night from a repair shop in Ashdown.
Sheriff McJunkins said this is the third such incident of similar nature to occur in the region recently. The two previous instances happened in the Texarkana vicinity.