Some thieves are smart...

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Some are not:

Police: Thieves using blowtorch to steal from Everett ATM accidentally set cash on fire

EVERETT, Wash. -- Police in Everett say would-be ATM thieves thwarted their own burglary attempt by setting the cash on fire.

Police and firefighters were called Tuesday morning to Coastal Community Bank on 19th Ave SE for the report of a fire.

When they arrived, crews found the drive-up ATM had been set on fire.

Aaron Snell with the Everett Police Department said the suspects used a blowtorch to try and access the ATM's cash box.

In the process of doing so, they accidentally set the money on fire.

John Dickson, Chief Operations Officers of Coastal Community Bank, said the suspects were not able to get away with any money. He told Q13 News that masked men tried to break into the bank's cash deposit box just a few weeks ago.

Dickson bank said the bank will be providing surveillance video of the incident to Everett police.

Police: Thieves using blowtorch to steal from Everett ATM accidentally set cash on fire | Q13 FOX News

Oops.

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They should have used dynamite:

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Take note, thieves:

Blowtorch = hot

Heat sink = good

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Update:

Men tried to extinguish ATM burglary fire by peeing on it; Everett police ID suspects

EVERETT – Police identified the two suspects they believe torched an ATM at an Everett bank Tuesday, and said surveillance video shows one of the men tried to urinate on the flames after the money inside caught on fire.

Police said the suspects are Eli Steen and Jason Kovar, both of whom are 31 and from Everett.

There is probable cause to arrest both on arson and burglary charges, police said.

"They attempted to get into the ATM and it looks like they used a blowtorch, which caught the currency on fire and created a little fire damage," said John Dickson, the executive VP and COO of Coastal Community Bank.

Steen and Kovar are also wanted for questioning in relation to several other commercial burglaries in Snohomish County.

Crime Stoppers and the bank are offering a total of $6,000 in reward money for information leading to their arrest and prosecution.

Aaron Snell with the Everett Police Department said the suspects used a blowtorch to try and access the ATM's cash box.

In the process of doing so, they accidentally set the money on fire and one of the men urinated on the flames to try to put it out.

Men tried to extinguish ATM burglary fire by peeing on it; Everett police ID suspects | Q13 FOX News