Stolen getaway vehicle recovered
Shoshone County Sheriff's Office Cpt. Jeff Lee stands near the recovered GMC pickup truck Wednesday afternoon in Kingston.
Photo by CHANSE WATSON
Two male suspects break into the Pinehurst Super-Stop Conoco early Wednesday morning.
This and one other male individual were responsible for stealing the Pinehurst Super-Stop Conoco ATM.
PINEHURST — A white GMC pickup truck that was stolen from Kellogg and used in an early morning burglary in Pinehurst was recovered by law enforcement Wednesday afternoon.
Shoshone County Sheriff's Office Cpt. Jeff Lee reports that the vehicle was located abandoned on Aspen Way in Kingston.
While there was no sign of the suspects, SCSO is asking the public to keep an eye out for a black Subaru Impreza with Washington plates that may still be in the area.
Based on other recent police reports, it is believed that these burglars were also responsible for several incidents in Washington.
Cpt. Lee explained that the most recent local incident occurred early Wednesday morning around 3 a.m. when security cameras recorded two males breaking through the front door of the Pinehurst Super-Stop Conoco. The suspects then proceeded to steal the gas station's ATM and load it into the white GMC Sierra pickup truck that they had stolen earlier from Kellogg. The stolen truck is believed to have had a handgun inside when it was taken and it was not recovered along with the truck Wednesday afternoon.
The ATM was located by law enforcement later Wednesday morning roughly one mile into the Bumblebee Campground on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. It is unknown if anything else was taken from the store as of Wednesday at noon.
This burglary bears a close resemblance to another that occurred between Monday at 7 p.m. and Tuesday at 5 a.m. where a Red 2003 Chevy Blazer w/Montana plates was stolen from an apartment complex on Earle St. and used to steal another ATM from the same location.
Both the Blazer and ATM from Mullan were later recovered on Tuesday around 5 p.m. when a citizen called dispatch after locating the stolen vehicle on Country Club Road. The citizen was on his way to work at the Daybreak Canyon.
"The scene was processed and the heavily damaged stolen ATM was found nearby under timber and brush," SCSO said in a news release. "Evidence was seized for further processing."
Lee states that ATMs commonly have less than $5,000 in them at any given time.
“Based on the circumstances with the stolen vehicles and two ATMs,” he said. “There’s been other evidence that suggests the two (incidents) are linked.”
SCSO is asking that anyone who may have information regarding the incidents, knows the identity of the suspect, and/or driving in the area in a black Subaru Impreza with Washington plates to contact their local law enforcement agency. SCSO can be reached by phone at 208-556-1114.
Lee asks that if you see the suspects and/or the pickup, do not approach it and call law enforcement.
Pinehurst Case #04-2021-00044
Kellogg Case #03-2021-00206
Shoshone County Case #01-2021-00598 (Previous Mullan Idaho investigation)
