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The two men police wish to speak to in relation to the incident at Kilcoy (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police are investigating a bizarre failed robbery attempt at a service station in Kilcoy where the would-be thieves eventually fled empty-handed along the D’Aguilar Highway.<\/p>\n

Detectives have released CCTV footage of the incident (see below) which occurred late on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Just before midnight, a new model Toyota LandCruiser pulled into a service station on Hope Street and parked at the rear of the business.<\/p>\n

A male passenger got out of the vehicle, tied a chain to its\u00a0 tow ball, smashed through a window and wrapped the chain around an ATM inside the building.<\/p>\n

The LandCruiser then attempted to pull the ATM out of the building.<\/p>\n

The chain snapped and the vehicle drove out of the driveway.<\/p>\n

However, it then performed a U-turn at Ridge Street and returned.<\/p>\n

The passenger proceeded to reattach the chain in another attempt to remove the ATM from the building.<\/p>\n

This time the vehicle drove away at speed, however the chain snapped again, extensively damaging the building and the ATM.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The chain also catapulted and punctured a hole in a concrete power pole.<\/p>\n

At this point, the thieves gave up and the LandCruiser drove from the scene, along Hope Street and on to the D\u2019Aguilar Highway.<\/p>\n

Police would like to speak to two men who may be able to assist them with their investigations.<\/p>\n

The first man is described as about 175cm tall, wearing a grey hooded jacket and blue trousers. He was wearing a cap under his hood.<\/p>\n

The driver of the vehicle was wearing shorts and a dark coloured shirt, with the letter “R” on the front, and white sleeves. He was wearing a bandana across the bottom half of his face.<\/p>\n

Police believe the rear of the LandCruiser may have sustained damage during the incident.<\/p>\n

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