2 are arrested in connection with attempt at ATM theft

May 04, 2008 12:56 am

— 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.