THIEVES have stolen thousands of dollars and caused up to $30,000 in damages after stealing an ATM in a ram raid at the Beerwah Golf Club early Sunday morning.
The raid happened about 4am Sunday morning with two men using a Toyota Prado stolen from Maleny earlier in the week to ram through the doors of the pro shop. CCTV footage showed that within six minutes the two had crashed through the doors, ripped out the ATM, stolen the cash from the machine before leaving the emptied ATM on the practice green.
Club president Rod Layt said he was notified of the theft just after 6am and had spent the day trying to mend some of the more serious damage.
“It’s very disappointing,” Rod said.
“They rammed straight through the doors and basically smashed the ATM out. They stole the 4WD from Maleny earlier in the week.”
Rod said the club would not be replacing the ATM and added that the thieves had missed two $20 notes, which were underneath the machine on the green.
He said the damage was extensive although it was business as usual for golfers.
“They caused about $8000 to $10,000 damage to the doors and overall up to $30,000 in damages,” he said.