A Boston man, after wielding a shovel in a brazen early morning attempt to crack open an ATM at the Ashmont MBTA Station, now faces charges following his arrest by transit authorities. The kooky heist unfolded around 6 a.m. on Saturday, when the individual allegedly took a shovel to the money machine, according to the MBTA Transit Police.
The suspect, identified as a resident of Dorchester, didn't get to savor the fruits of his hardscrabble labor, though. He hightailed it from the scene in a vehicle only to find his freedom to be short-lived. A vigilant transit police officer spotted the escapade's vehicle tooling down Dorchester Avenue, WCVB reported. The decidedly unsmooth criminal was swiftly apprehended.
The debacle didn't just unearth the man's bungled attempt at theft. It also dug up past transgressions, with officials disclosing that the man had previous warrants out for his arrest. This discovery added an extra layer of trouble for the shovel-wielding bandit.
Once in custody, the suspect was carted off to Transit Police Headquarters to be booked, MBTA officials said. The culmination of the shoddy shovel scheme signified more than just an attempt to snatch ATM cash; it was an unearthing of a suspect's seemingly desperate stab to outmaneuver the past that has now be neatly repackaged with a fresh set of cuffs, Boston 25 News conveyed. The full details of the man's identity remain undisclosed as the latest chapters of his escapades are written in police reports rather than in cold, hard cash.
