Man trapped in ATM slips note to customers

Friday, July 14, 2017

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Police said a Texas man who became trapped inside an ATM slipped notes to customers via the receipt slot, pleading for them to help him escape. Corpus Christi police Lt. Chris Hooper said the contractor became stuck Wednesday when he was changing a lock to a Bank of America room that leads to the ATM. The contractor, who had left his cellphone in his truck, passed notes through the ATM receipt slot to customers retrieving cash.

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