ATM distraction

Canada -- Police say there's an increase in distraction thefts that typically happen around bank machines, according to 640toronto.com.

They say an unsuspecting victim will withdraw a large amount of cash and is then approached by a suspect who starts up a quick conversation.

Usually, the thief offers some kind of help. When the victim is distracted, their money is stolen.

A target

A brilliant conclusion by the police: "Investigators believe the would-be robbers had figured out that the victim was depositing a large amount of money and waited for her to arrive at the bank."
Nooo! Really? Wow ... Do you mean it wasn't random?

Story:
California -- An employee at a Starbucks in El Segundo, was attempting to deposit money from the business when the assailants approached her at 11:50 a.m. in Manhattan Beach.

The woman was struck several times, but refused to let go of her backpack as a suspect tried to grab it from her. She held on real tight, and yelled 'help' as loud as she could. She continued screaming as she fought off the men, prompting people in the parking lot to call police.

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More (un)safe deposits

North Carolina -- A Fayetteville gas station manager fought off a man trying to rob her of the station's nightly deposit Friday at a bank near a mall.

The man walked up to the woman while she was depositing the day's cash at Bank of America and pointed a gun at her, police said.

The two struggled, and the manager managed to get the cash into the deposit box.

After she did, the man hit her in the head with the butt of his gun, then ran off. Police said the woman had minor injuries.

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Unsafe deposit

California -- A businessman en route to make a deposit in Antioch was robbed in a bank parking lot Tuesday afternoon.

The 3:24 p.m. robbery occurred at a Bank of America branch parking lot. The 59-year-old victim had exited his vehicle when a pickup truck pulled up.

A man exited the passenger side, sprayed the victim in the face with peppers spray and tried to grab a deposit bag. The victim fought back but the assailant overwhelmed him.

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Man fights off ATM attack

A Somerville, Mass., man is under arrest, charged with a screwdriver attack during an attempted ATM robbery, and the intended victim says there was no way he was going to let someone take his money.

"First, I didn't want to give him the money. Secondly, I figured ... I got angry. I got really angry. I do taekwondo five days a week, for a long time. And I spar, you know, so you have a little pride in being able to defend yourself and, subconsciously, I couldn't let a punk beat me," Volker said.

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