Asked by police how they did it, 'They said it's well-known on the internet,' says Flood. The defendants are suspected of stealing $13,600 in the Lincoln area, and pulling an unknown amount from ATMs in New Orleans, where they're from. The suspects pulled over and 'ran into a building and tried going out the other side to lose the police, but we were waiting for them,' says Lincoln Police Department spokeswoman Katie Flood.

Lobo says he jumped in his car and gave chase, eventually getting the attention of the police, who took over the pursuit. Lobo grabbed one of them in a headlock, and a wild shot was fired in the scuffle before the men broke free and sped away in their rented Pontiac Grand Prix.Īn administrative passcode opens hidden functions on common models of retail ATMs, like this screen on the Tranax Mini Bank that sets the denomination of bills the machine thinks it's dispensing. 'So I locked the doors and told them not to move while I had one of the employees call the cops,' says Lobo.Īccording to police, Lobo pulled a gun on the men, who nonetheless managed to wrench the door open and bolt. When the two men entered, Lobo recognized them from the surveillance tapes. Manager Raul Omar Lobo, the owner's son, was waiting for them - he'd been tipped off by the company that services the restaurant's Tranax ATM that someone had swiped $1,400 from the machine in three earlier midday visits.

Image: Lincoln Police DepartmentEske and Foster were busted on their fourth visit to Lobo's City Mex in August.

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