Victim robbed at Chase Bank ATM in Pembroke Pines

Employees say this is second robbery in recent weeks

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. ā€“ Police are investigating after a victim was robbed at an ATM in Pembroke Pines over the weekend, witnesses said.

The incident happened Sunday at a strip mall on Pines Boulevard just west of Interstate 75.

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Police haven't released much information about the robbery, but employees at a Whole Foods in the shopping center said it happened at an ATM outside of a Chase Bank at the strip mall.

Detectives were seen dusting the machine for finger prints Sunday night, as other officers searched for the culprit with the help of a K9 unit.

Employees at the strip mall told Local 10 News that this is the second robbery at the ATM in recent weeks. They said the robber in the first incident is still on the loose.

In Sunday's case, employees said the victim was stabbed in the hand, but is expected to be OK.

Police have not said whether the two incidents appear to be connected or whether they have a suspect in custody.

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Terrell Forney joined Local 10 News in October 2005 as a general assignment reporter. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but a desire to escape the harsh winters of the north brought him to South Florida.

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