Watch CBS News

Security Guard Arrested For Robbing ATM

BENSALEM, Pa. (CBS) -- Bensalem Township Police have arrested a Philadelphia man after he robbed an ATM early today.

Township police were responding to an alarm at the Tru-Mark Financial on Old Lincoln Highway when an officer spotted a man walking along the road.

The man was dressed in black and carrying a duffel bag.

Man Dissolves After Falling Inside Acidic Hot Spring At Yellowstone National Park

The officer tried to stop the man and a chase ensued. When the officer finally subdued the man, and recovered the bag, he found $68,000 inside.

atm-money
(credit: Police)

The money had been removed from an ATM machine at Tru-Mark Financial.

The suspect, 50-year-old Dennis McLernan, was employed by a security company responsible for servicing and emptying the ATM, and had a key to the machine.

Officials: Woman Shoots, Kills Friend Believed To Be Trying To Surprise Her 

He is charged with burglary, theft and related offenses. He is being held in the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10-percent of 75,000 bail.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.