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May 3, 2008

2 are arrested in connection with attempt at ATM theft

Staff reports



Two men were arrested in connection with second degree burglary early Saturday morning after police responded to an alarm at an ATM on West Willow, ac-cording to an Enid Police Department report.

Weston Dent, 28, of Wakita, and Jared Wheel-er, 26, of Enid, were arrested but not before they tried to run from police, the report states.

Enid police responded to an alarm shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday at First National Bank of Pond Creek ATM, 2132 W. Willow, according to the report.

When an officer ar-rived, the back door of the business appeared to have been pried open, and two men were standing beside a vehicle, according to police. The two took off when an officer pulled into the parking lot of the business. They later were caught and taken to Garfield County Detention Facility.

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