In May of last year, U.S. Reps. John Rose (R-Tennessee) and Glenn Ivey (D-Maryland) introduced the federal Safe Access to Cash Act —which is intended to fight crimes against or involving ATMs. The law would provide users, owners, and servicers of non-bank ATMs the same federal protections afforded to bank-owned ATMs.

Thieves got away with an ATM after smashing open the security gates of a liquor store in Sylmar early Wednesday morning. This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Sept. 25, 2024.

Thieves got away with an ATM after tearing through the security doors of a liquor store in the San Fernando Valley early Wednesday morning. The incident was reported around 2 a.m. at Village Market & Liquor located near Eldridge Avenue and Sayre Street in Sylmar.

Security video shows two burglars ripping open the metal gates of a Sylmar liquor store and loading an ATM into their vehicle.