Would-be thieves destroyed an ATM in Dorchester early Thursday using a U-Haul truck that they ditched when officers arrived, Boston police said.
Officers responded to the area of Talbot and Southern avenues just before 6 a.m. for a report of a robbery in progress, police said.
The suspects, police said, were attempting to steal the ATM using the rental truck. They were able to escape without being arrested.
Police released surveillance footage showing several people around a U-Haul truck at the bank. The department was asking for the public's help identifying them.
Anyone with information was asked to call detectives at 617-343-4712, or by reaching out to police anonymously.
A Rockland Bank representative said in a statement that the U-Haul hit the ATM "in an apparent attempt to access the machine," but that no cash was taken.
Video of the scene shows the ATM in the middle of the road, right in front of a U-Haul truck, as well as mangled wires and concrete barriers toppled over where the ATM was ripped from.
The Boston police Bank Robbery Task Force was investigating, police said, and Rockland Bank's representative said they were cooperating with authorities.
"We are grateful that no one was hurt," the representative said, noting that the branch remained open, with a walk-up ATM inside still usable.
